Head of Service

**Job no**: 497926

**Work type**: Full time

**Location**: Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney

**Categories**: Management, Strategy, Community & Engagement

**Head of Service - Riawunna**
- Embed university-wide engagement with Indigenous people
- Support Indigenous student's success
- Full time, ongoing role with excellent benefits

**Your New Role**

The Riawunna Centre is focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success and offers a culturally welcoming space for students to study, access academic and cultural support and to be part of a dynamic learning community.

As part of a senior leadership team, you will play a key strategic role in the delivery of a whole of university strategy and development of initiatives to increase and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student participation and completion. Leading and managing Riawunna programs, you will guide a dynamic team with professionalism and a strength-based philosophy. Collaborating across the university you will identify and create pathways and initiatives that target key transition points across the student lifecycle to ensure access, participation and success for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Working towards the realisation of the Strategic Plan for Aboriginal Engagement in building and developing Indigenous presence at the university you will work with Colleges and Divisions to set targets and strategies to attract and retain students in their undergraduate programs. To ensure high performance and accountability of Riawunna, you will develop and implement operational planning for continuous improvement and provide an exceptional standard of people and wellbeing management.

**About the University**

With our unique location and complex history, we have both an obligation and opportunity to make a global contribution. People are at the heart of that contribution. We focus on building a workplace culture where we come together in a way that empowers us all to connect, belong and grow. The University is one of the largest employers in our State, with campuses in three distinct Tasmanian regions: Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie, as well as our Rozelle campus in Sydney. We are building a vision of a place-based University with a mission to enhance the intellectual, economic, social and culture future of Tasmania, and from Tasmania, contribute to the world in areas of distinctive advantage. The University recognises that achieving this vision is dependent on the people we employ as well as creating a people-centred University that is values-based, relational, diverse, and development-focused.

**What You’ll Need to Succeed**

With demonstrated leadership experience in Indigenous education and knowledge of contemporary Aboriginal Tasmania, you will bring to the role the ability to support shared service, think strategically and innovatively to develop clear priorities, demonstrate sound professional judgement and exceptional communication skills. Having completed an undergraduate degree with managerial experience or a postgraduate degree with proven leadership capacity you will have the ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships across the University and with external stakeholders and be able to demonstrate drive and integrity through a strong commitment to action and taking responsibility for modelling the professional behaviours important to the University.

**What’s on Offer?**

We offer a competitive remuneration package including 17% superannuation and assistance with relocation, if required. With our unique location and complex history, we have both an obligation and opportunity to make a global contribution. People are at the heart of that contribution. We focus on building a workplace culture where we come together in a way that empowers us all to connect, belong and grow. We provide more than a great place to work. Our people enjoy a wide variety of benefits and services including flexible work arrangements, salary packing options and substantial paid leave entitlements to name a few.

**Considering a move to Tasmania?**

Offering a breath of fresh air, our island State’s wild landscapes, unique towns and fascinating history have something for everyone. Tasmania has crafted a unique brand of creativity and adventure; case in point: world-famous MONA and the exceptional mountain bike tracks of Derby. Our high-quality food and wine come from a growing number of local providers that celebrate farm-fresh produce. From our island shores, our research extends to the great Southern Ocean and down to the Antarctic.

**How to Apply?**

Applications close 11:55pm Monday 24 October

Head of Service Riawunna Position Descrition.pdf

**COVID-19 Update**:The University of Tasmania recognises that this is critical for the workforce at the University to protect the safety of our workforce and vulnerable Tasmanians. Applicants for this role must be prepared to provide evidence of Covid-19 vaccin