* Full-time continuing appointment
* Total remuneration range $133,806.39 to $153,649.63 pa
* Toowoomba, Springfield or Ipswich campus
* Full-time continuing appointment
* Total remuneration range $133,806 to $153,649 pa
* Campus location: Toowoomba, Springfield or Ipswich.
* To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.
Be a champion for change and provide leadership in transformational Information Technology and Digital services (ITDS) at UniSQ.
Are you a passionate IT professional ready to progress your career and harness your management capabilities in a technology driven organisation? Join UniSQ’s ITDS team and play a pivotal role in maintaining the reliability and performance of critical IT systems. Leading incident response and change processes, you’ll ensure timely resolution of issues, minimis disruption and drive continuous improvement – make a real impact on the experience of staff and students across the University.
For further information about this opportunity, we encourage you to reach out to Dr Jasmine Thomas, Associate Director (IT Business and Service Assurance). Dr Thomas would welcome the chance to discuss the role and how you can contribute to UniSQ’s technology?driven environment. Jasmine can be contacted on 07 4631 2315 or via email at [EG1] .
Who you are
You’re a proactive, solution focused IT professional with a strong technical background and a passion for delivering reliable, high quality service. You thrive where no two days are the same, using your analytical skills and calm, methodical approach to lead and manage ITDS incidents in a large, complex organisation. You’re client-focused, adaptable, and committed to keeping technology running smoothly for the people who rely on it.
What you'll do
As the Incident Change Manager, you will take ownership of the UniSQ’s ITDS incident response process, ensuring that when issues arise they are managed quickly and with minimal disruption. You will act as the primary contact and escalation point for major and critical incidents, coordinating communication and working closely with ITDS teams and stakeholders to restore services and improve response processes.
You will be an instigator for transformational change and drive continuous improvement across ITDS by:
* Partnering with the Senior Manager (Service Delivery) and other ITDS leaders to ensure clear visibility, ownership and coordination of the reactive support.
* Lead and enhance the change management processes, including workflow optimisation, updating documentation and supporting knowledge transfer across teams.
* Strengthening incident management through effective prioritisation, early detection of IT incidents and robust incident response plans that identify risks and enable proactive mitigation.
Day-to-day you will:
* Lead the response to major IT incidents, ensuring timely communication, triage, and resolution
* Manage the end-to-end incident and service request process, coordinating with IT teams to restore services quickly
* Oversee change management processes to ensure updates are planned, approved, and implemented with minimal disruption
* Monitor, analyse, and improve incident response practices, including root cause analysis and prevention strategies
* Keep stakeholders informed through clear, timely communication during incidents and changes
* Drive continuous improvement across IT service delivery, processes, and user experience
What will help you succeed
To thrive in this role you will hold a Degree with major studies in computing or a relevant discipline with extensive relevant experience in the provision of hardware and software support services in a large organisation, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training as well as have:
* Strong knowledge of IT Service Management practices and processes, including ITIL.
* Previous experience working in a large IT environment within higher education or a similar organisation.
* Experience working with IT systems and software, including ITSM/Service Desk applications, Windows, Mac and Linux environments.
* An understanding of the centrality of clients in a service industry and an ability to meet and exceed individual client needs.
* Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders and provide independent advice and resolution.
Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.
The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.
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To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.
Reference Number: 0099_04/26
Location: Toowoomba, Springfield or Ipswich campus
Term: Full-time continuing appointment
Salary: Total remuneration range $133,806 to $153,649 pa (includes salary range of $112,845 to $129,580 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)
Closes: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)
At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.
As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.
This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.
If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.
For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.