LRH046 - Residential Officer (x2)
Laucala Campus
Position Number: LRH046 - Residential Officer (x2)
The Opportunity
The Residential Officer coordinates the daily operations of the Residential Halls, supporting student welfare, safety, and community engagement. The role ensures accommodation services, facilities, and support programmes operate effectively, maintains compliance with University policies, supervises Residential Assistants, fosters a safe, inclusive, and positive residential living environment.
Scope of the role may include:
- The incumbent will be expected to provide effective supervision, support, and monitoring of residents to ensure their well-being. He/she will also be expected to facilitate community building programs and activities to bring students together across national and cultural boundaries and in carrying out all the responsibilities, ensure cost effectiveness of operations.
- The incumbent will liaise very closely with sections such as Estates and Infrastructure, the Clinic, Security Services, Student Administrative Services, Campus Life and the USP Laucala Campus OHS Committee, on issues pertaining to student residents and to ensure that the relevant services required are provided.
- The incumbent is expected to interact very closely with all residents and student Resident Assistants (RAs) and Student Interns by conducting regular hall visits and attending meetings, providing initial guidance and advice with referrals if necessary, participating in the selection of RAs and facilitating training and supervision.
- The incumbent is also expected to enforce rules and regulations to foster discipline, deal with incidents or situations that arise, attend, and supervise educational, cultural and recreational activities and address health and safety issues including facilitating awareness sessions and/orientation programmes as well and fire drills in collaboration with the OHS Committee and E & I.
- The incumbent is expected record, all necessary accommodation processes, assist in maintaining a proper and accurate register of residents and inventory, ensure all halls processes are adhered to and completed, maintain a current record of all maintenance requests for buildings and facilities, monitor and verify all maintenance work done and provide timely reports to the Manager on areas of responsibilities.
The Person we Seek
To be considered for this position, applicants must have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences (or equivalent) without subsequent relevant experience; or
- Diploma in Social Sciences and two (2) years subsequent relevant work experience; or
- Completion of a post-trades certificate or advanced certificate in Social Sciences and five (5) years of relevant experience; or
- An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training in:
- - youth development and leadership programs
- - student welfare and pastoral care
- - community engagement and outreach
- - organizing student activities and events;
- - conflict resolution and mediation;
- - health and wellness advocacy
- - peer mentoring and leadership training;
- - Safety and compliance monitoring
- Preference will be given to applicants: with three (3) years of subsequent relevant experience
Enquiries and further information: E: myhr@usp.ac.fj T: (+679) 3231000
The position is available for a term of three (3) years and may be renewed by mutual agreement.
Salary Range
FJ$33,327.85 to FJ$42,084.19 per annum.
Closing Date
The closing date for applications is: 15 November 2026
How to Apply
Click the Apply button to apply for this position online.
The advertisement criteria is available on our University website (www.usp.ac.fj) under Employment Opportunities.
Please include the following documents in your application: Academic Credentials/Transcripts, Cover letter clearly addressing key Selection Criteria and Resume with names of three referees, one of which must be your current or most recent direct work supervisor. Referees will only be contacted if you are selected.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The University of the South Pacific is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and equitable environment that protects the rights of children; nurture, promote and facilitate mutual respect, constructive empowerment and progress amongst its employees, students, stakeholders including visitors, without being hampered by any form of sexual harassment, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. We reserve the right to conduct police checks and other screening procedures to ensure a safe environment.
USP is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to work in an inclusive environment. USP encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities.
