Systems Support Officer
- Provide expert assistance with system process and reporting queries and issues
- Provide user support training and system administration functions
- Ongoing fulltime role based in Hobart Launceston or Burnie
About the opportunity
We are seeking to appoint a Systems Support Officer within Student Systems in the Division of Student Services and Operations. The Student Systems team is responsible for the management of the Universitys core student information systems in support of the student lifecycle. The team provides user support training and system administration functions as well as reporting development and continuous improvement capability across all academic administrative functions within the University.
As a member of the Student Systems team the Student Systems Officer is responsible for delivering frontline student systems support to staff utilising appropriate support processes incident and issue tracking change management and escalation/resolution procedures. The incumbent is expected to maintain a highlevel knowledge of student systems and business processes to best assist staff with their queries (preferably on a first call resolution basis).
What youll do:
- Provide expert assistance with system process and reporting queries and issues. Action requests requiring a higher level of access or authority ensuring that queries are captured resolved
- Develop and maintain high level knowledge of student systems and business processes from both a functional and technical perspective and assist in ensuring these are appropriately documented
- Develop maintain and deliver basic and intermediate training and/or training materials for student systems including online oneonone and classroom style training sessions documentation and FAQs.
- Process user access requests and match to the available system roles and user authorisations ensuring that the appropriate authorisation is obtained. Configure revoke and audit access in accordance with staff movements.
- Responsible for performing system upgrades and data refreshes and coordinate rollovers in collaboration with internal and external teams as required.
- Engage and consult with a broad range of stakeholders across the university who utilise student systems to identify issues advise of system outages or issues and to seek feedback. Provide support to staff to troubleshoot system issues and/or recommend alternative approaches where issues have been encountered.
- In accordance with change management processes assist with testing and implementation of changes to student systems including changes arising from software upgrades or business improvement processes.
- Participate in projects and continuous improvement activities and provide advice and suggest resolutions in relation to identified functional issues ensuring delivery of timely and accurate reporting on the status of issues risks and timelines.
What were looking for:
- High level of proficiency in information technology including intermediate experience with Microsoft Office applications and Windows operating systems.
- Demonstrated strong client service orientation and commitment to the provision of highquality user support services including problem/conflict resolution skills being able to multitask
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret client issues or requirements investigate issues document scenarios test fixes and communicate with the full range of technical and nontechnical staff
- Demonstrated ability to design develop maintain and deliver training for end users in basic and intermediate student system functions via oneonone and small group sessions online and inperson.
- Strong written communication skills including the ability to produce and maintain a range of documentation including training materials selfhelp guides responses to user enquiries support procedures and incident advisories and reports.
- High level verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with nontechnical users over the phone in person and in small groups.
Salary details
Appointment to this role will be at HEO 6 and will have a total remuneration package of up to $113029 comprising base salary within the range of $89091 to $96606 plus 17 superannuation.
How to Apply
- This vacancy is being advertised internally only in the first instance to current staff.
- In submitting your application you acknowledge you have/intend to discuss your interest in this vacancy with your current manager and understand they may need to be contacted confidentially by the hiring manager as part of the assessment of your application.
- To apply online please provide your CV and 12page cover letter outlining your interest in the role skills capabilities and experience. You do not need to separately address the success criteria.
- For further information about this position please contact Dannielle Green Systems Support Manager or.
- Please visit for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
- Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.
Position Description 500991 Systems Support
Applications close Sunday 27 April 2025 11.55pm
To be eligible for this position you are required to have Australian or New Zealand citizenship permanent residency or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority