Project Officer

Classification: ANU Officer 6/7 (Administration)
Salary package: $91,362 - $105,165 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Continuing 

• Promote respectful behaviours and support diversity and inclusion across the campus  

• Use your creativity to drive positive and sustainable change through education and whole-of-community initiatives 

• Engage the student voice to contribute to the prevention of sexual violence and other harmful behaviours  

About us
The Inclusive and Respectful Communities team is part of the University Experience portfolio at ANU. We support the broader community to implement key university-wide strategies such as the Sexual Violence Prevention Strategy, Gender Equity Strategy, the Anti-Racism Taskforce Recommendations, and the Disability Action Plan.  

Our team is dedicated to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all members of the university community. We focus on the prevention of harmful behaviours such as sexual harassment and sexual assault, and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Through comprehensive training programs, community engagement, specialist consultation, capacity building, and evidence-based policy development, the team drives positive cultural change and ensures that every individual at ANU feels valued and respected. 

About the role
The Inclusive and Respectful Communities team seeks an enthusiastic and motivated Project Officer to collaborate with a team of dedicated practitioners to support diverse communities and minimise harmful behaviours on campus.  

Use your expertise to build community engagement and support our efforts in developing impactful workshops, events and materials to enable cultural change and effectively address the drivers of sexual assault and sexual harassment and other harmful behaviours.  

Key duties include:  

• Support the implementation of Inclusive and Respectful Communities activities including, the development of education and information materials, presenting workshops and organising events. 

• Oversee the development and coordination of engagement initiatives that seek to support student voice, particularly in the prevention of sexual violence and other harmful behaviours at ANU. 

• Oversee other community engagement initiatives, including the LGBTIQA+ Ally Network, anti-racism and peer-led initiatives that support the objectives of the team. 

Enquiries
For further information about this position, please contact Hannah Leary, Senior Project Officer (Education and Engagement) via email: Hannah.Leary@anu.edu.au  

Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity
ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The Inclusive and Respectful Communities team in particular welcomes applications from those with lived experience of the social harms we seek to prevent. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion    

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant via: indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au 

We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we’ve described, but you’re passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.  

What we offer
The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year, assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee discounts, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit: https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources   

How to apply
Applicants must apply online via the ANU recruitment portal and should upload the following separate documents:  

• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) and the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees, you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.  

• A 2 page statement of claims addressing the selection criteria. 

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.