Business Manager

**Job no**: 0056765
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full time; Fixed-term
**Faculty**:Faculty of Science
**Department/School**:School of BioSciences
**Salary**:UOM 8 - $110,709 - $119,829 p.a. plus 17% super

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**About the Faculty of Science**
Science at the University of Melbourne is among the most highly ranked Faculties of Science in Australia. Science is defined by its research excellence in the physical and life sciences and is at the forefront of research addressing major societal issues from climate change to disease. Our discoveries help build an understanding of the world around us.

We have over 150 years of experience in pioneering scientific thinking and analysis, leading to outstanding teaching and learning and offer a curriculum based on highly relevant research, which empowers our STEM students and graduates to understand and address complexities that impact real world issues and the challenges of tomorrow.

**About the Role**
Reporting to and working closely with the Senior Leads Professor Andrew Pask of Colossal project and Dr Stephen Frankenberg of TIGGR project, the Business Manager will support and advise in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of strategic and operational initiatives and plans TIGGR and Colossal projects.

The Business Manager will provide high quality operational support for the rapidly growing TIGGR and Colossal projects. The Business Manager is responsible for building and managing the operational model required for the projects to deliver on its ambitious strategy and to support a complex, multi-stakeholder, interdisciplinary research ecosystem. The key areas of responsibility are financial management and reporting, research administration, project management systems and facilities management.

Responsibilities include:

- Accountable for all internal and external financial transactions and their documentation, including monitoring their execution
- Working closely with the Senior Leads, Strategy and Engagement, develop budget management and reporting processes and tools that streamline operations and support budget management and forecasting by the research and education teams
- Working with the Senior Leads co-ordinate and contribute to preparing reports for funders and stakeholders including annual reports
- Develop and maintain relationships with managers of schools and groups of the shared space, and contribute to shared efforts to maintain and improve the space

**About You**
You will have the ability to develop and align operational plans and establish and implement procedures and initiatives to enable delivery of plans. You will adapt to new situations, and deliver positive, innovative solutions to operational issues and be able to effectively deliver high quality, professional and timely services within budget and to prioritise workloads. You will have excellent planning and project delivery skills as well as analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.

You will also have:

- A postgraduate graduate qualification or progress towards graduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or training
- High level interpersonal and communication skills, including a proven capacity to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to exercise judgement, make difficult recommendations and decisions
- Demonstrated understanding of the higher education environment including its strategic direction

**About the University**
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

**Benefits of Working with Us**
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

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