3 Full Time / Ongoing Positions available for an early 2025 start Display your previous experience working in a senior administrative position, involving the provision of advice and recommendations to senior staff Salary aligned to HEO7 Salary Band / Positions located at our Bundoora/Regional Campuses These vacancies exist within the Schools below: School of Psychology and Public Health School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport La Trobe Business School As the Senior Academic Support Officer, you will work in collaboration with the Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching (ADLT), course and subject coordinators within the School to implement the School's operational teaching and learning workflows. This role provides high level coordination and support as outlined in the service catalogue to ensure the effective delivery of the School's annual learning and teaching objectives. The Senior Academic Support Officer focuses on enabling these objectives without overlapping responsibilities assigned to academic staff, as defined in their position descriptions, ensuring clarity and efficiency in task execution.
The position resides within the School's Professional Services team and will supervise the Academic Support Officer role. The objective of the role is to ensure that students have an exceptional learning experience by coordinating and supporting teaching and learning administrative activities as prioritised by the School.
Some of your duties will include: Provide high-level support for academic staff delivering significant administrative services, including the provision of expert advice on procedures, systems and priorities for learning and teaching activities of the School. Work collaboratively and in consultation with School academic staff and central service divisions, providing clear, consistent, and accurate learning and teaching administrative expert advice and information. Manage the Academic Support Officer performing a related set of learning and teaching administrative functions; including the allocation of responsibilities, review of performance, training and development of staff and development or oversight of program procedures, priorities and quality control systems. Independently monitor, review and develop learning and teaching related procedures in own functional area and manage administrative support for learning and teaching data collection, analysis, compliance and accreditation. Develop proposals or recommendations and provide advice to senior staff on learning and teaching program objectives. Skills and knowledge: An undergraduate degree in any area relevant to the position with at least 4 years subsequent experience; or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training and/or experience. Excellent interpersonal skills, especially the capacity to work collaboratively and cooperatively in teams. Demonstrated organisation and problem-solving skills, with an ability to manage several different projects concurrently. Demonstrated ability to form a detailed knowledge of academic and administrative policies and the interrelationships between a range of policies and activities. Highly Desirable Understanding of University learning and teaching systems including Courseloop, LMS, timetabling, etc. Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position. Welcome to Bundoora campus – Please click on the video link below: What La Trobe University can offer you! 17% employer contributed superannuation On site child care facilities Flexible work arrangements Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses How to apply Closing date: By 11:55pm on Wednesday 13th November, 2024.
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