Business Manager

**(HEO8) $110,291 - $123,734 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.**

**Fixed term, full-time position available for 24 months.**

**The Business Manager will ensure the efficient operation of The Plant Accelerator**®**, manage human and financial resources, monitor performance, nurture stakeholder relationships and drive initiatives to continuously improve the facility’s service delivery and outputs.**

The University of Adelaide is the Lead Agent of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN) which was established under the Commonwealth National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). The APPN provides state of the art imaging and data acquisition for plant phenotyping in controlled growth environments, at dedicated field sites and in remote areas to enable and accelerate research efforts for sustainable agriculture.

Working closely with the APPN Chief Operating Officer, the Business Manager will ensure the facility meets its contractual obligations under NCRIS, prepares budgets and financial reports, progress and performance reports, and contributes to _ad hoc_ requests from the Australian Government’s Department of Education, as well as funding opportunities and contributions to high level policy documents.

**To be successful you will need**:

- Substantial and demonstrated experience in business operations and financial and human resource management in a service environment.
- Demonstrated experience in effective leadership to improve performance, establish a harmonious working environment and maintain an outcome-based focus.
- Demonstrated experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects, including strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Highly developed workload management skills with demonstrated experience in preparing high-quality and timely reports.
- High level oral and written communication skills to influence diverse stakeholders.

**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 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 Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.

Learn more at: set.adelaide.edu.au

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

Applications will close: 11:55pm, Sunday 13 October 2024.

**For further information**
For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:
Associate Professor Bettina Berger
Scientific Director
P: +61 (8) 8313 0825

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