Position Details

• Part-time (0.8) | Fixed-term until July 2027
• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $84,599 - $93,366 pa
• Location: Tonsley Campus / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

The Digital Content Officer will provide digital content and resource development support for the Disability Employment Research Team. The successful candidate will work alongside the project lead to develop, update and maintain accessible digital information and resources to assist industry partners in understanding and participating in the Talent Access Partnerships project.

This project is expected to engage more than 300 employers, and the Digital Content Officer will be required to prepare and adapt digital information and resources to support multiple project partners and provide consistent communication throughout the project period.

The responsibilities of this position will include, but is not limited to:

• Develop, edit and format digital information resources for employers and project stakeholders using established communication and accessibility guidelines.
• Utilise and adapt AI to develop assistive technologies, including websites and applications.
• Assist with developing digital information packages to support employer participation in the TAP project.
• Adapt existing project information into clear, accessible and audience-appropriate digital content with approved project messaging.

This position will be open to those with existing Australian working rights. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate.

About You

The successful candidate will demonstrate a relevant degree and/or experience in preparing, editing or publishing digital content as well as a demonstrated ability to write and edit clear, engaging digital content.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate the following key position capabilities, among others:

• Ability to adapt information for diverse audiences and digital channels.
• Knowledge of core digital content principles such as accessibility, plain language, and usability.
• Skilled in organising tasks, managing competing priorities, and meeting deadlines.
• Experience working with website content management systems, social media platforms or other digital communication tools.

Life at Flinders

They say know your place.  We say you've found it right here.

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.

Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers 
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment  

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan 
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy 

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document.  This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.

For this position, we also require a portfolio or examples of your previous work.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Jung Yoon.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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