School Business Manager

**(HE08) $110,291 to $123,734 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.**

Fixed term, full time position available immediately for 2 years.

Exciting opportunity to work in a very diverse and challenging position as School Business Manager (School of Nursing) in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

Working under broad direction, the School Business Manager is responsible for business delivery for a School within the Faculty. The School Business Manager is also responsible to work in partnership with administrative teams, Director, Faculty Operations, and the Faculty functional managers to support the delivery of a broad range of services, including oversight of budget, infrastructure, reporting, HS&W compliance with policy and procedures, mitigation of operational risks and quality assurance to support the Faculty Executive Director and Head of School.

This Business Manager is responsible for identifying and implementing strategic initiatives that will advance the positioning of the School and Faculty, supporting the Head of School and Faculty Executive Director in good governance and mitigation of operational risk.

**To be successful you will need**:

- Demonstrated experience in providing sound strategic advice, including preparation of reports and the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of current management practices and principles of human resources, HSW, financial reporting and administrative processes.
- Demonstrated experience communicating, both verbally and in writing, in a succinct, professional and responsive manner to deliver client centric results
- Demonstrated experience leading a team, influencing cultural change, delivering client centric services, and managing change and transition processes.
- Significant knowledge of higher education sector in Australia is desirable.

**Enjoy an outstanding career environment**

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

**Your faculty's broader role**

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences contains one of Australia's largest concentrations of leading health researchers, teachers and clinical titleholders. It's comprised of eight schools and a number of specialist disciplines, institutes and centres, variously focused on world-class research, and training the next generation of: medical doctors; surgeons; dentists; nurses; psychiatrists; psychologists; and other health professionals.

Learn more at: health.adelaide.edu.au

**If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.**

Applications close 11:55pm, 2nd December 2024.

**For further information**

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:
Lisa Laws
Director, Faculty Operations
P: +61 (8) 8313 4869

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