• Employment Type: Full-time (35-hour week)
• Duration: 12-month fixed term contract
• Remuneration: $100,354 - $107,054 + 17% Super and leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW

To be successful you will hold Australian Working Rights or Australian Citizenship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

About The Kirby Institute:

The Kirby Institute is a world-leading health research institute at UNSW Sydney. We work to eliminate infectious diseases, globally. Our specialisation is in developing health solutions for the most at-risk communities. Putting communities at the heart of our research, we develop tests, treatments, cures and prevention strategies that have the greatest chance of success.

Why Your Role Matters:

The Project Officer will support the Project Manager in EPIWATCH® commercialization, marketing, and website management with a focus on human or animal health.

The role entails providing project coordination and support, reporting and analytical support, developing communications and marketing material, building key internal and external relationships, and providing administrative and financial management support.

This position is within the Biosecurity Program and reports to the Project Manager, Biosecurity Program.

Skills and Experience:

• Tertiary qualification in animal or human health with subsequent relevant experience in animal or human health.
• Ability to interpret and analyse information about human or animal health.
• Creative and design skills, and ability to design content for marketing materials and website, using background knowledge of human or animal health.
• Experience working with Adobe Creative Cloud suite (Photoshop, Premier, etc) and other graphic design packages.
• Experience in creating simple project budgets, monitoring expenses vs budgets, and simple financial analyses and reporting. Experience with UNSW finance system desirable.
• Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and productively within a team, but also to take initiative and work independently while managing competing demands.
• Experience in organising or assisting work related events is desirable
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:

• 17% Superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to lifelong learning and career development
• Progressive HR practices

More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here

How to Apply:

To be considered for this role, your application must include a document addressing the Selection Criteria which are outlined in the “Skills and Experience” section of the position description). Applications that do not address these selection criteria will not be considered

Please click Apply now to submit your application online. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted.

Submit your application online before 3rd March at 11:30pm.

Get in Touch (for job related queries only – applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed):

Aarti: Talent Acquisition Coordinator

E: a.aarti@unsw.edu.au

UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.