Business and Operations Manager, ARC Training Centre

Position Details

• Fixed Term until 31 December 2030 |Full Time
• Higher Education Officer 9 l $130,786- $139, % Superannuation
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Position

As the Business and Operations Manager, you will be a senior member of the Centre's leadership team and play a pivotal role in driving its success. Working closely with the Director, Executive Management Committee, and Partner Organisations, you will provide high-level leadership across finance, operations, governance, partnerships, and training. This is a rare opportunity to shape a nationally significant research and training centre, working with a diverse mix of academic, industry, and Indigenous partners.

The Business and Operations Manager is accountable for:

• Leading budgets, financial reporting, contracts, procurement, and ensuring compliance with ARC and university requirements.
• Overseeing Centre operations, governance processes, reporting, events, and strategic engagement to deliver on KPIs.
• Building collaborative relationships with industry and Indigenous stakeholders, coordinating researcher training and placements, and managing communications to raise the Centre's profile.

About You

You are an accomplished leader with a proven record of managing complex programs or research centres. You thrive in collaborative, multi-partner environments and bring a professional, solutions-focused approach. With strong business acumen, relationship-building ability, and a leadership style that fosters trust and high performance, you are confident navigating complexity and driving results.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated success in managing complex, multi-partner programs or centres with delivery against milestones.
• Advanced financial management expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and reporting.
• Experience in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and operational frameworks.
• Leadership and people management capability, including resourcing, contracts, and performance oversight.
• Experience in archaeology, cultural heritage management, the resources sector, or working with Traditional Owners is desirable.

About the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC)

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Advancing Archaeology in the Resources Sector is a $17m, 5-year investment that will transform cultural heritage management in the resources industry.

Led by Flinders University, the Centre brings together three universities, Indigenous organisations, mining companies, and cultural heritage consultants to train a new generation of archaeologists and mining leaders skilled in balancing mining impacts, cultural heritage, and social responsibility.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Wide range of professional development activities, funds and services.
• We are the first university in South Australia to receive the prestigious SAGE Cygnet Award, recognising our outstanding commitment to fostering an inclusive environment.
• Join a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, innovation, and provides strong mentorship to support both early career staff.
• Access to state-of-the-art advanced facilities, including an on-site gym, cafes and childcare centre.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the website via the job portal: JR Business and Operations Manager, ARC Training Centre for Advancing Archaeology
• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the below Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Liam Brady.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) on Sunday, 2 November.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.