Details - Deputy Director, Academic Services

• Full Time
• Fixed Term – 3 Years
• Position based at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus
  
  

About the position
The Deputy Director, Academic Services will need to achieve significant strategic objectives around operational excellence, process standardisation and customer service outcomes. The incumbent will be a senior leader within the Student Administration Division and will contribute to Division and Portfolio level objectives. The Portfolio’s focus on collaboration and cross-skilling with require the position holder to actively drive cultural change, ensure robust quality assurance and seek opportunities for continuous improvement in pursuit of service excellence.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Extensive knowledge and skills and many years of relevant experience in the Australian University sector, or a breadth of professional experience in industry; would commonly have achieved second or further degree level qualifications.
• Highly developed communication skills with an ability to lead and motivate others, to resolve conflicts and to confer with peers in other higher education organisations, to determine best practice approaches in program/service delivery.
• Ability to demonstrate drive and integrity through a strong commitment to actions and taking responsibility for role modelling the professional behaviours important to the University.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in the management of significant human and material resources, or experience and expertise in the provision of strategic policy advice affecting the direction of the University, or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training and/or experience.
• Ability to support shared purpose, think strategically and harness information and opportunities to reinforce the vision for the future of the University.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

How to apply

Closing date: 27^th October By 11:55pm   

Recruitment Enquiries: recruitment@latrobe.edu.au

Position Description below:

 PD ESMC1 - Deputy Director Academic Services (1).pdf

Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• Cover letter;
• An up to date resume

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants 
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005.  If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.