Sustainable Farms Operations Manager

**Classification**:ANU Officer 8 (Research)
**Salary package**:$115,511 - $123,519 per annum plus 17% superannuation
**Terms**: Full time, Continuing (contingent funded)
(flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hours will be considered)
- This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an expected end date of 31 December 2027._
- **Impactful Work**: Manage effective systems and operations to support ground breaking research that supports sustainable agriculture and biodiversity.
- **Leadership Opportunity** You will support leadership development across the team and build a team culture of learning, problem solving and collaboration to inspire others and drive the work forward.
- **Collaborative Environment**: Work within a vibrant and diverse community of scholars and professionals.

**About the College**

The ANU by 2025 Strategic Plan calls for the University to serve society through transformational research and education. As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) hosts three of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future.

CSS brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College directly supports one of the four pillars of ANU by 2025: to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia’s national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation post COVID-19.

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective.

CSS is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College is comprised of the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, School of Engineering, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Mathematical Sciences Institute, and the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, supported by the Professional Services Group.

The Australian National University (ANU) is a world-renowned institution committed to excellence in research and education. The Fenner School of Environment and Society is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research, focusing on the complex interactions between environment and society. Our Sustainable Farms initiative is dedicated to enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services on farms in Eastern Australia.

**About the opportunity**

This position is a continuing (contingent funded) appointment to lead our Field Ecology Team initiative.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Operations Manager. This role is pivotal in ensuring the effective and efficient operation of our projects, supporting high-impact research, and fostering strong community engagement.

**Enquiries**

**Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity**

**What we offer**

**How to apply**
- A 2-page statement addressing the selection criteria.
- Achievement relative to opportunity statement where appropriate (optional)
- Other documents, if required.