A unique opportunity to work on important Student Experience teaching & learning initiatives Full time, fixed term contract until 31st December 2025 Base Salary $121,508 - $137,032 17% superannuation About the opportunity As the Senior Programs Coordinator, you will play a key role in driving impactful initiatives within the Education Portfolio, including the Student Portal and Sydney Uni app. This role involves overseeing project organisation by defining roles and responsibilities and performance indicators for staff. They will provide project management and operational support and ensure the seamless implementation and delivery of programs (within budget and timeframes.) A key focus of the role is developing and implementing content governance, communications, and engagement plans for the Student Portal and Sydney Uni app, ensuring alignment with key University and Education Portfolio initiatives. The Senior Programs Officer will use data insights, focus groups, and student feedback to inform decision-making, recommend feature improvements, and maintain a catalogue of enhancements. They will also oversee platform maintenance and optimisation, driving efficiency and ensuring a seamless student experience. Your key responsibilities will be to: oversee project organisation, defining roles, responsibilities, and workforce plans for effective implementation develop and maintain project charters, methodologies, processes, and templates to align with objectives design and implement project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and governance structures manage project activities, budgets, and deliverables, addressing risks and ensuring quality lead and support project staff through performance management, coaching, and training establish governance frameworks, monitor data integrity, and ensure timely stakeholder reporting About you prior working experience within a tertiary organisation strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities proven ability to build and maintain constructive relationships with diverse stakeholders experience managing budgets, expenditures, and staff performance and development skilled in project documentation, standards, methodologies, and providing secretariat support, including minute-taking excellent problem-solving, numeracy, and attention to detail in high-data environments demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, exercising sound judgment and initiative. To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus. Work Rights You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Pre-employment checks 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. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values include diversity and inclusion and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this commitment through our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Andria Bingham, Recruitment Partner, Recruitment Operations by email to andria.bingham@sydney.edu.au. © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Thursday 08 May 2025 11:59 PM