Manager, Strategic Operations

**Manager, Strategic Operations**:
**Position Number**: 0065515
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full Time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Faculty of Science
**Department/School**:Strategic Operations
**Salary**:UoM 10 - $149,670 plus 17% super
- Drive operational excellence and innovation.
- Optimise faculty operations.
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

**The University of Melbourne**
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**Your next career opportunity**
As the Manager of Strategic Operations, you'll play a pivotal role in implementing and delivering operational initiatives for the Faculty of Science. Working closely with the Director of Strategic Operations, you'll lead a team of School Operations Managers/Institute Managers, optimise administrative systems, and drive strategic objectives. This role offers you the opportunity to leverage your leadership skills, strategic thinking, and relationship-building expertise to make a significant impact on the Faculty's success.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- **Strategic Leadership**:Analyse complex challenges, develop strategies, and implement high-level projects across Schools and Institutes.
- **Relationship Management**:Nurture key relationships, provide leadership to School Operations and Institute Managers, and foster cross-functional communication.
- **Operational Excellence**:Optimise processes, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure successful delivery of faculty objectives.
- **Decision Support**:Synthesise complex information, contribute analytical insights, and support high-level decision-making processes.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are an experienced leader with a postgraduate qualification, exceptional management skills, and a proven track record in operational leadership, capable of fostering a high-performance, service-oriented work environment while driving strategic initiatives.

**You may also**:

- Possess strong strategic development and problem-solving skills.
- Have experience in project execution and service delivery.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excel in collaborative environments and influencing through formal and informal authority.
- Show initiative, sound judgment, and professional autonomy.
- Have prior experience in a science or higher education environment (desirable).

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being;
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance;
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance;
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program;
- Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members

For more information check out our benefits page

**Your new team - Faculty of Science**

Science at Melbourne is a global leader across fundamental and impactful scientific research and education. Science begins with curiosity, and we are dedicated to understanding the universe from the level of sub-atomic particles to the solar system. We aim to be leaders who positively impact the community locally and globally, addressing major societal issues from climate change to disease. Our discoveries help build an understanding of the world around us.

Our strength is our breadth of expertise. We are the second largest faculty in the University comprising seven schools: Agriculture, Food & Ecosystem Sciences, BioSciences, Chemistry, Geography, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics and Veterinary Science. This depth of knowledge positions the faculty to better understand, explore and impact our world and humanity, within a truly comprehensive Faculty of Science.

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