Academic Administrator

• AdvertiserEndeavour College of Natural Health
• DepartmentAcademic and Social Sciences
• Work TypeFull Time
• LocationMelbourne, VIC
• Posted26 Apr 2023
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Provide and coordinate high level administrative support to the Director of Education and Academic Departments.

The opportunity

Work with the Academic Departments to coordinate the administrative processes and systems to support student management and project management for the Academic departments. This position, in consultation with the Director of Education and Head of Teaching and Learning, will lead and participate in quality assurance and continuous improvement projects.

Key activities of this role will include:

• Provide secretariat functions for academic committees (e.g. Academic discipline Committee, Examiners Committee)
• In consultation with the Director of Education, Head of Teaching and Learning, and Heads of Department prepare documents for governance committee meetings
• Management of academic student enquiries submitted via Academic Assistance tickets
• Liaise with the Director of Education and other key stakeholders to resolve exceptions to standard academic administration processes and provide advice on risks and/or improvements.
• In consultation with the Director of Education and Head of Teaching and Learning engage in quality management and continuous improvement processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required by the Director of Education.

This role is being offered as a full time, permanent basis, preferably based at our Melbourne campus.

About you

You're an organisational superstar, always keeping projects on track with your time management, coordination skills and high level of attention to detail.

The following qualifications, skills and experience will support your success in this role:

• Tertiary qualifications in Business highly desirable
• Significant demonstrated senior administration experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience producing high quality documents and communications.
• High level of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel skills and data analytical skills/experience; experience with SharePoint platform and ability to perform moderately complex data analysis in Excel highly desirable.
• Management of meeting agendas and meetings

About us

Providing the highest standard of education, the most informed curriculum and a nation-wide campus footprint, Endeavour College of Natural Health is Australia's largest provider of Higher Education to the complementary medicine sector.

Our purpose is to be the leader in natural health education, producing experts that keep the world well. We look to transform passion into purpose and are committed to the future and success of natural health. We are the largest provider of complementary medicine higher education degrees in the Southern Hemisphere, with six campuses across Australia. We are proud to produce the experts that keep the world well.

We value our people, as such we focus on their continued professional development as well as their physical and mental wellbeing. Perks of Working at Endeavour include:

• Free unlimited Endeavour short courses
• Birthday Leave – staff have a day off for their birthday
• Employee Assistance program
• Paid Parental Leave
• FREE UNLIMITED clinic consults in all of our disciplines (For further information on our clinics go to: https://www.endeavourclinic.com.au/ )
• 15% off all clinic dispensary and retail products
• Healthy snacks
• Beautiful campuses, and top of the line live web hosting facilities
• All campuses located conveniently to public transport
• Staff events / midyear social / end of year celebrations

How to apply

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume which demonstrates an ability to deliver on the responsibilities for the role. Applications close 26 May 2023. Endeavour College of Natural Health reserves the right to commence screening and interviews as soon as suitable candidates are identified, so please do not delay with your application.

Endeavour welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all. As an equal opportunity employer, we promote social inclusion and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the LGBT+ community. Endeavour acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.