Operations Manager

**Job no**: 0045365
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science
**Department/School**:Melbourne School of Health Sciences
**Salary**:UOM 9 - $139,693 - $145,339 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super
- Provide operational leadership for the Melbourne School of Health Sciences, overseeing facilities, finance, HR, communications, and administrative support to ensure effective delivery of all School activities.
- Lead a diverse team in a dynamic environment, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families

**About the Role**

The Operations Manager for the Melbourne School of Health Sciences (MSHS) will provide operational leadership to ensure effective delivery of all aspects of the School's operations, including facilities support, facilities project management, and relationship building. This role involves overseeing communications, executive assistance, local finance, HR, and space logistics, while leading a team of 11 staff across multiple sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Lead and manage the Operations team to deliver the cyclical workload and deliver consistently high quality service across the School overseeing administration and compliance including, finance administration, human resource management, facilities, engagement, operations, and resources management.
- Effectively motivate, coach and manage staff to achieve goals. Provide clear performance expectations, regular feedback and document performance outcomes, ensuring poor performance is addressed, and high performance nurtured and rewardedLead the operations team to ensure that high level executive support is provided to the Head of School and heads of department
- Lead the operations team to ensure that high level executive support is provided to the Head of School and heads of department
- Maintain a work environment that promotes collaboration, joint planning, and the sharing of knowledge.
- Monitor and report on the quality, efficiency and responsiveness of relevant University Services and Faculty Services ensuring that the School is receiving agreed level of service and support.

**Who We Are Looking For**

You will also have:

- A relevant postgraduate qualification and management experience, or extensive management experience and proven management expertise, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or training.
- Proven ability to effectively lead and motivate staff to deliver high quality, professional and timely services within budget and to prioritise workloads and identify appropriate staff development.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and effective supervision to staff, with a proven ability to build a cooperative and inclusive workplace culture.
- Well-developed professional organisational skills including the ability to coordinate workflow, determine priorities, schedule tasks to meet deadlines and effectively balance competing demands within a high-pressure environment.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your New Team - **Melbourne School of Health Sciences**

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

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