Workforce Coordinator

• Academic Operations Unit – Workforce Specialist Team
• Two fixed term, 12-months (approx.) positions available at our Hawthorn campus
• HEW Level 6 + 17% superannuation with flexible working options

Internal expressions of interest – only applications from current Swinburne staff will be considered

About the Job
We currently have two opportunities available for dedicated individuals to join as Workforce Coordinators and have overall responsibility for coordinating workforce and sessional operations administration across the Schools and Academic Operations Unit in accordance with relevant policies, processes and procedures within the University.

Reporting to the Manager, Workforce and Sessional Operations, you will be required to have a proactive approach in planning, improving processes and providing authoritative advice to all stakeholders. This includes liaising with People & Culture and other central university areas, and having responsibilities in areas of recruitment administration, HR processes and facilitating payment validation for ongoing and contract staff. 

Time fractions are negotiable for both positions, with one or both to be fractional.

About you 
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written, with the ability to communicate, liaise, work in a team environment, and with people at all levels, both internal and external to the University with tact, maturity and appreciation of sensitive issues.
• Strong organisational and proven time management skills, with the ability to work to deadlines; prioritise activities, manage competing priorities and to respond to ad-hoc and time critical deadlines.
• Well-developed knowledge and experience in the application of contemporary Human Resources procedures and practices.
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly proficient computer skills, in particular MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database applications.

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor degree with relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

To Apply 
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the following: 

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected]  

Applications Close: Monday, 7 November at 11:59pm. 

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance. 

Equity and Diversity
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

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