FMH Research Networks - Support Officer

Network Support Officer

The University of Sydney is ranked 19th in the world (2024), with our Medicine discipline rated 1st in Australia and 25th globally. As part of our continued investment in the Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH), we are seeking a Network Support Officer to provide high-level administrative and project support to several of our 12 FMH Research Networks.

In this role, you will provide project and operational support to Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH) Research Networks, assisting the implementation and delivery of business and operational activities and tasks to meet established objectives, milestones and deliverables.

You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a multi-faceted program, providing proactive administrative and project coordination. This includes planning and delivering events, communications, and promotional activities in collaboration with stakeholders. You will maintain governance and membership systems, and contribute to network planning, financial management, and progress reporting.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• provide project and operational support to FMH Research Networks
• plan and support in-person and online network events
• build effective collaborative relationships with key faculty and university stakeholders to ensure the success of network activities
• support planning, financial tracking, communications, and logistics within a project management framework
• provide governance support for assigned networks including secretariat support and the preparation of timely information, analysis and reporting
• produce creative and engaging digital content using University platforms for managing website content and newsletters and emailed communications
• manage network membership databases and related tasks such responding to or triaging membership and membership inquiries and managing data integrity for the network membership databases

About you:

• a tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as events management, communications, or project management
• experience providing administrative and project support, ideally within the higher education sector
• demonstrated understanding of the project lifecycle, documentation, and methodologies
• experience producing or coordinating content across multiple media types (e.g. text, images, audio, video)
• strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• excellent organizational skills with a proactive and collaborative approach

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

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