Overview:

• Part-time (0.6 FTE) , 12 Month Fixed Term position  
• Salary Level HEW6 ($93,891 - $ 101,633) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You
You are a highly organised and detail-oriented project officer with a passion for advancing gender equity in higher education. With experience supporting complex, multi-stakeholder projects, you bring strong skills in data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and high-quality written communication.

You thrive in collaborative environments and are confident working across diverse teams to support meaningful cultural change. Your ability to provide governance support and high-level administration ensures smooth project delivery and stakeholder coordination. With a commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access, you are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to RMIT’s Athena Swan accreditation journey and help embed lasting systemic change.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:

• Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal and verbal communication skills and the ability to liaise constructively and effectively with management, staff and external parties on complex, sensitive and confidential issues.
• Demonstrated ability to draft meaningful correspondence and reports of a high standard with outstanding attention to detail for internal and external audiences.
• Proven ability to work independently and to use initiative and problem-solving skills to organise and prioritise work and complete tasks to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work flexibly and efficiently as a member of a team, providing quality service at all levels in a customer focused environment.
• Experience and demonstrated initiative in researching and progressing issues, planning and undertaking limited scale projects, and achieving objectives under broad direction.
• Demonstrated high level of numeracy and computer literacy including word processing; strong data management and analysis using spreadsheets to generate pivot tables and utilise formulas; and presentation software (e.g. PowerPoint).

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Portfolio

RMIT’s Research and Innovation Portfolio supports researchers to help shape the world. The Portfolio has an engaged, energetic, talented, and collaborative team focused on enabling excellent research and innovation outcomes, and on empowering staff. With a global presence, community, and industry connections, we support cutting-edge research and careers that make a positive impact on communities.

The Research and Innovation Portfolio supports researchers and graduate researchers with research partnerships, grants and research contracts, funding opportunities, capability development, research training, ethics and integrity, intellectual property, commercialisation, internships, communication, and profile.

Click here  to find out more about research and innovation at RMIT University and the Research and Innovation Portfolio

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Diana Labiris via email [email protected].

Position Description – Senior Project Officer

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Applications Close:

23 July 2025 11.59 pm