Centre Manager

**Centre Manager - Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI)**:
**Position Number**: 0065334
**Location**:Parkville (Hybrid)
**Role type**:Full-time; Fixed-term until 15 May 2026 (parental leave cover)
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department**:Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
**Salary**:UOM 9 - $139,693 - $145,339 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Support world-class diabetes research and innovation in a senior management role**:

- **Collaborate with world-class researchers, industry leaders, and government bodies**:

- **Competitive salary, 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**
Step into a high-impact leadership role at The Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) and play a vital role in shaping the future of diabetes research and healthcare innovation. Reporting to the ACADI Director, you will be responsible for overseeing the strategic, operational, financial, and governance functions of the Centre. With a focus on sustainability and growth, you will lead a vibrant, high-performing team to ensure ACADI continues to make a significant impact on the future of diabetes care.

You will work with world-class researchers, industry leaders, government bodies, and commercial partners to foster partnerships, drive research translation and enable commercialisation efforts, scaling ACADI’s impact. From managing complex multi-partner programs to supporting business development and stakeholder engagement, you will undertake exciting and varied work where no two days are the same.

ACADI offers hybrid working options and a competitive package, based at the world class Melbourne Biomedical Precinct at Melbourne Connect. This full-time, fixed-term role (Parental Leave replacement until May 2026) provides the perfect environment for someone with strong strategic ability to step into an exciting career development opportunity.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Provide leadership on operations, including high-level advice to the ACADI Director on both strategic and operational matters that impact the Centre. Maintain operational plans, and associated performance measures in line with ACADI requirements, and manage the successful delivery of these plans
- Integrate and oversee administrative functions, provide clear directions, common goals and open communication by fostering a work culture that supports the ongoing growth and development of all staff
- Manage and operationalise program activities, including stakeholder engagement and management, coordination of delivery against timelines, budgeting, senior administrative support and reporting
- Develop strong and collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including core partners and other relevant organisations
- Work closely with the ACADI Director to monitor progress of ACADI projects and initiatives throughout the year, evaluate outcomes and make recommendations for change
- Manage and review ACADI program budgets

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

**Who We Are Looking For**
We are looking for an experienced and strategic leader with a background in senior program or research management, ideally within health management, business development, research operations, or related fields.

The role requires a high level of expertise in complex multi-partner program implementation and coordination, business development, stakeholder engagement, and governance to ensure ACADI’s sustainability and growth. You should be a strategic thinker who can align research operations with growth strategies and demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, backed by sound judgment.

You will bring high-level expertise in managing large-scale programs, overseeing budgets, and effectively prioritising tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You enjoy coaching and leading a small, efficient team, fostering a positive, high-performance culture.

If you are looking for a meaningful leadership role in an impactful and collaborative setting, we’d love to hear from you

You will also have:

- A postgraduate qualification in a discipline relevant to the centre’s operations; e.g. health management, legal, program management, business development or related fields or equivalent relevant experience
- Demonstrated innovation, initiative and judgement in the development and implementation of complex multi-stakeholder programs
- Demonstrated ability to be solutions-focused, anticipate and mitigate barriers/risks to achievement of objectives, operating within a complex network of stakeholders
- Highly-developed interpersonal communication skills demonstrated through successful advocacy, negotiating, consulting and influencing
- High-level ability to plan, develop and mana