Job no: 0048108
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time/Part-time (0.8 FTE); Fixed-term until December 2024
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Learning and Teaching
Salary: UOM 6 – $96,459 – $104,413 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super
- Oversee student placement system implementation and support, ensuring smooth operations and proposing solutions for enhanced experiential learning.
- Leadership in solving system issues, driving efficiency, and shaping experiential learning strategies for impactful student experiences.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
As the Systems Analyst, you'll focus on enhancing the student experience and improving business efficiency through the implementation and support of experiential learning systems, particularly Sonia, within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Reporting to the Manager of Experiential Learning, you'll ensure smooth system operation by understanding its capabilities, mapping requirements, proposing solutions, and demonstrating strong leadership in project management. Serving as the primary contact for system issues, you'll troubleshoot, support system upgrades, and collaborate with internal owners and vendors, contributing to the strategic development of experiential learning initiatives.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading initiatives to enhance administrative processes within the Faculty relating to experiential learning.
- Providing first-level support to users of experiential learning systems across the Faculty, including assistance with new configurations and the development of off-platform workarounds where appropriate.
- Interacting with internal system owners and/or vendors regarding complex or unresolved technical issues requiring escalation.
Who We Are Looking For
The successful candidate excels in utilising Microsoft Excel for intricate data manipulation tasks and demonstrates the capacity to swiftly grasp complex business processes and needs. They exhibit strong attention to detail in coordinating system testing processes and possess creative problem-solving skills within policy and technical constraints. Additionally, they possess excellent communication abilities to influence stakeholders effectively and prioritise tasks according to project management methodologies. Experience with the Sonia placement administration platform and familiarity with university policies related to work-integrated learning are desirable.
You will also have:
- Experience supporting users of IT systems comprising large API integrated databases with complex dataflows.
- Understanding of project management methodology, with proven ability to prioritise effectively and manage competing demands.
- Ability to think creatively to identify solutions within strict policy and technical frameworks
- Ability to rapidly develop a comprehensive understanding of complex business processes and core business needs.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is a diverse faculty renowned for its research excellence, teaching, training, and policy leadership across the breadth of medical, biomedical and health science fields.
Led by the Dean, Professor Jane Gunn, the faculty is Australia’s overall leader in clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences, and sits at the heart of a flourishing ecosystem of globally recognised health and biomedical organisations across Victoria. Partnerships are key to our continued success in education, research and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our communities.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
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Position Description
