Project Administrator

Description:

Job Reference: 892411

About the Role:

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in education? As a Project Administrator within the Learning Innovation and Teaching Excellence Centre (LITEC), you’ll play a vital role in supporting the Director of Learning & Teaching and the leadership team in shaping the future of education at Curtin University.
In this role, you’ll provide key administrative support across Digital Learning and Development, Learning Technology and Analytics, and Teaching Enhancement teams. From planning and tracking to reporting, event coordination, and communications, you’ll ensure that projects are delivered successfully and make a lasting impact.
At the heart of Curtin’s Learning and Teaching Strategy, you’ll contribute to the transformation of education and be part of something truly exciting. If you’re ready to make a difference in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support project meetings, committees, and working groups by organising schedules, preparing agendas, distributing documents, taking minutes, and managing action lists.
• Track project timelines, monitor progress against schedules, and provide regular, accurate reports to stakeholders.
• Coordinate and prepare regular and ad hoc project reports, including status updates, end-of-month reporting, expenditure forecasting, and accruals.
• Manage project communications, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure timely coordination of their input.
• Facilitate procurement processes, including acquiring goods, services, and staffing resources, as well as raising purchase orders and preparing relevant documentation.

We are looking for:

• Highly developed organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills, with the ability to engage, consult, and liaise effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and professional correspondence and documentation.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, showing respect for different perspectives, providing support, accepting direction, and contributing to shared goals.
• Strong understanding of project management frameworks and methodologies.

Role Requirements:

1. As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role
2. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction

About Curtin University

We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/

What We Offer You:
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more. For more information, check out our benefits page!
For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/
Join Us!

If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW and provide the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria in the advert

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on CurtinCareers@curtin.edu.au or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.
Applications close: Sunday, 06 April 2025.

Disclaimer: Please note that there is no standardised time for the closing of adverts on the specified date. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application ahead of this deadline. Late applications will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.
Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.