Senior Executive Officer

JR0000012249

• Continuing | Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer Level 9 | $127,224 - $136,138 plus 17% Superannuation
• Location: Across Multiple Campuses / Kaurna Country
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About the Office of the Corporate Services The Office of the Vice President Corporate Services provides responsive high-level support to the Vice President Corporate Services (Chief Operating Officer) and the wider Corporate Services portfolio in the areas of complex administrative functions and project management support. The Chief Operating Officer leads a portfolio that includes Sustainability, Buildings & Property, Financial Services, Information Technology, Planning Services, People & Culture, Student Accommodation, and the University Library. Ensuring these services meet our customers’ needs ensures Flinders University can achieve its vision; to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia's most enterprising graduates. About the Role We have a unique opening within the Office of the Vice-President as the Senior Executive Officer. As the successful candidate, you will provide high-level strategic support to the Vice-President Corporate Services and Corporate Services portfolio in addition to leadership to a team of Portfolio operations support staff. This position is an important interface between the Vice-President Corporate Services, wider Corporate Services portfolio, broader University and external community, and requires regular professional engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders. Some of the key responsibilities of this position include:

• Drafting correspondence, reports, presentations, submissions and customer responses on behalf of the Vice-President Corporate Services and the Corporate Services portfolio, including responses to complex requests to both internal and external parties, performance metrics and deliverables.
• Undertaking advanced research, data analysis and predictive modelling across a range of issues to provide critical comment and make associated recommendations in support of the administrative and academic work of the University. This includes:
  • Identification of the business or sector issue, and implementation of an appropriate solution;
  • Utilisation of existing data and exploration of new sources of data;
  • Sourcing, extracting, integrating, manipulating and structuring of appropriate and relevant data;
  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis of survey data including recommendations that shape and inform important University strategy;
  • Analysis of key stakeholder groups and systems that relate to the administrative and academic work of the University and inform key decision making.
• Managing and leading a team of service-oriented professionals, including planning and allocating staff resources, developing, coaching and mentoring employees and managing performance to deliver high quality services.
• Leading high-level project coordination with multiple stakeholders across a range of projects across the university.

About You We are looking for a high-driven and self-motivated professional with exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to cooperate and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external to the University. You possess excellent organisation skills including the ability to work autonomously, establish priorities and manage complex tasks to completion within tight timeframes. You have demonstrated experience in leading and motivating a team of service-orientated professionals to deliver high quality service. Some of the key capabilities of the role are:

• High-level analytical and research skills, proficiency in the use of contemporary tools to analyse data sets, and the ability to integrate data.
• Demonstrated experience in survey methodology or the analysis of surveys.
• Demonstrated experience with the strategic and performance management reporting processes of an organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in, and detailed knowledge of practices related to researching, preparing, analysing, developing and implementing strategies, policies and procedures relevant to higher education.
• Proven ability in leading teams in the delivery of meeting and event preparation.

Life at Flinders We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world. Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact

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