The University of Notre Dame Australia Careers

Senior Administration Officer, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Chippendale Campus
Full-time opportunity, Continuing contract

• Friendly and collaborative work environment
• Rewarding opportunity offering career development
• Level 5 $90,660 + 15.00% superannuation

About the university

We believe in the power of education to transform lives, strengthen communities and help people become the best version of themselves. The University of Notre Dame Australia is a modern, national Catholic university that serves more than 12,000 students across its campuses in Fremantle, Broome and Sydney. With a community of over 1,000 academic and professional staff, Notre Dame is recognised for its personalised learning environment, strong graduate outcomes and holistic educational philosophy rooted in critical thinking, ethics and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
 
About the role

You will lead the Schools administration team and operations, ensuring efficient, high quality support across the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support, including meeting coordination, records management, correspondence, and stakeholder liaison.
• Manage data, reports, documentation, submissions, and written communications.
• Coordinate financial administration, including purchase orders, invoicing, payments, and record keeping.
• Respond to student, staff, and partner enquiries, including clinical placement support.
• Coordinate the administration team's workload and ensure efficient service delivery.
• Support timetabling, teaching administration, grades, and student records.
• Coordinate events, workshops, orientations, and training activities.
• Contribute to projects, policy reviews, and process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications, skills & experience

• Possession of a degree qualification with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of experience, education and training.
• Demonstrated administrative capability with previous experience within a university or tertiary environment, would be highly desirable.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, databases, timetabling systems, and administrative technologies.
• Sound understanding of policies, procedures, and data management practices.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, demonstrating initiative and a service-focused approach.
• Proven ability to prepare accurate, high-quality documentation and reports.
• Knowledge of nursing and midwifery clinical placement, accreditation, and regulatory requirements is desirable.

Benefits

• Fitness Passport on offer.
• Generous training and development opportunities.
• Friendly and collaborative working environment.

How to apply

Please apply online with a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Applications closing date: 6 October 2026

For further information on how to apply, please visit: How to apply | Notre Dame

Applicants are expected to have current and valid work rights in Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.     

The University is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive working and learning environment.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a self-declaration regarding Gender-Based Violence (as required by the National Code) as part of the pre-employment process. For more information on this please refer to our website.

The University of Notre Dame Australia seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the different needs of the University and its stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our staff.

Contact us

Please direct your queries regarding this role to Melissa Schmidt, [email protected] 

Unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies will not be entertained.