Expression of Interest - UQ Temps Administration Opportunities
- UQ Temps: Diverse Temp Roles at University of Queensland
- Opportunities: Various temp roles
- Casual Hourly Rate: Minimum $48 - $59 per hour + 11.5% superannuation contributions
- Locations: St Lucia Campus, Herston Campus, Dutton Park Campus
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.
Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world.
Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits such as:
- Access to exclusive internal opportunities
- Ability to quickly build organisational knowledge
- UQ benefits such as vaccination programs, EAP, fitness passport, and more
- Networking opportunities
About the Opportunities
Looking for a new casual or temp role in Administration at the University of Queensland? UQ Temps offers a variety of diverse temp roles across the University, including:
- General Administration
- Executive Assistant
- Student and Academic Administration
- Research Administration
- Junior Web Developer
Some of your duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Managing electronic diaries and coordinating travel arrangements.
- Coordinating committee/meeting activities, including scheduling and taking minutes.
- Maintaining administration systems and prioritising daily tasks.
- Organising domestic and international travel arrangements as required.
- Conducting background research and data analysis.
- Liaising with staff, students, and external stakeholders.
- Ensuring compliance with University policies and procedures for documentation, correspondence and matters processed through the office.
- Assist with the design, development, implementation and evaluation of Website using Drupal.
- Other duties as reasonably directed.
About You
- Relevant experience or extensive experience in administration, business or executive support.
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
- Sensitivity in handling confidential matters.
- Effective stakeholder management.
- Strong problem solving skills and judgment.
- Flexibility and adaptability to hit the ground running in a range of roles and teams
- Broad understanding of UQ’s administration procedures and structures.
- Web applications development experience using Drupal.
In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:
- Work Rights: You must maintain your own unrestricted work rights in Australia whilst you work for UQ. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
- Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity and application queries, please contact uqtemps@uq.edu.austating the job reference number in the subject line.
For more information about UQ Temps, please visit UQ Temps - Candidates.
Want to Apply?
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
- Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section, including preferred working location and role.
- Resume
Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.
Other Information
At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, or age. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to uqtemps@uq.edu.au.
If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Candidates may be interviewed prior to the job closing date. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. The University of Queensland reserves the right to close this application process early.