Student Finance and Scholarships Officer

Position Details

• Fixed term until Dec 2024 tendersglobal.net Full-Time

• Higher Education Officer Level 5 tendersglobal.net $77,686 – $85,736 p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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About the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students) 

The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) provides administrative support to key strategic and operational functions of the University’s student-related and academic services. Under the general portfolio, the Office team support Portfolio leadership and facilitate dialogue between key service areas to help the Portfolio ensure Flinders’ educational offerings are innovative, of assured quality, and are student centred. This drives our values and ethos, our impact and engagement, and our vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates. 

About the Role

Due to internal movements, the Student Administration Services Team has an exciting opening for a Student Finance and Scholarships Officer. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the administration of student fees and scholarships information in corporate systems and for providing administrative support and advice as part of the student finance and scholarships section.

This multifaceted role provides quality planning and operation support for student finance related services across the university and will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high quality service to both student and staff. 

The Student Finance and Scholarships Officer, will also be responsible for a range of complex student finance and scholarship related services, including but not limited to:

• Manage HELP scheme requirements.

• Administering sponsorship contracts and individual arrangements

• Administering scholarship and related aspects of research higher degrees

• Invoicing and coordinative debt collection

• Payment and Refund management

• Assessing and making recommendations related to remissions

• Overseas Student Health Cover administration and

• Administration of overseas loan schemes.

About You

Your high-level organisation and time management skills will be the key to your success as you demonstrate your ability to use initiative, manage complex workloads, and exercise judgement in prioritising tasks to meet critical deadlines. You will have experience in providing high quality customer service to achieve successful outcomes for internal and external stakeholders.

The successful Student Finance and Scholarships Officer, will also demonstrate:

• Completion of a degree or equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to apply them to relevant tasks in a large and dynamic environment.

• Ability to work effectively and reliably as part of a team and contribute to procedural and organisational change.

Life at Flinders

We’re transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don’t just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym  and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description .

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Gordon Petrie

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy
   

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

21 Jan 2024

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.