Associate Director, Workplace Operations
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About the opportunity
The Associate Director, Workplace Operations works alongside the Associate Director, Workplace Compliance and Policy and leads the team responsible for supporting faculties to ensure that casual academic staff are paid in accordance with the University of Sydney Enterprise Agreement and other applicable workplace legislation and regulations. The role manages a team who provide timely updates to work allocations, resolution of timesheet discrepancies for casual academics, and other compliance related processes.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Initially assist with the transition of a team of casual and contract employees into ongoing roles within the structure and maintaining/improving relevant governance, reporting and communications
- Work with professional and academic colleagues to support faculties in meeting their operational compliance obligations
- Lead the Workplace Operations function, ensuring operational excellence with a strong compliance focus across all areas of work delivery
- Provide leadership and strategic direction to the Casual Academic Administration Lead and Client Relationship Leads, with broad feedback from the Executive Director, Workplace Relations and Compliance
- Manage the Education, Training and Communications team, the Casual Academic Administration team, and the Workplace Operations Engagement team embedded within portfolios
- Deliver the full spectrum of services and support to clients, making informed recommendations that contribute to the workforce strategy
About you
- Undergraduate qualifications in Business, Human Resources, Accounting or a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- Experience as a leader in payroll or work allocation with knowledge of industrial instruments and time recording systems
- Strong organisational skills, resilience, and ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines
- Proven collaborative leadership, including management of direct reports, staff and peers, to achieve workforce goals
- Demonstrated delivery of operational excellence and experience developing HR solutions aligned with organisational goals
- Experience in a business partnering environment and ability to build individual and team capabilities
- Ability to initiate and support organisational growth and change, identify improvement opportunities, and implement administrative processes for efficiency
- Ability to quickly learn new systems and processes
- Robust stakeholder management and ability to deliver innovative solutions to complex issues
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks to the satisfaction of the University. Ongoing employment is conditional upon maintaining all relevant clearances.
EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence. We strive to be a place where everyone can thrive and are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Toby Berryman, Recruitment Operations by email to
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📌 Associate Director, Workplace Operations
🏢 University Of Sydney
📍 City of Sydney