The Prospect
Monash Ventures is seeking a visionary Head of Fund Operations to design and lead the operational engine that powers our investment strategy. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-impact leadership team driving commercialisation and innovation at scale.
As the Head of Fund Operations, you’ll be at the heart of our investment execution, designing scalable systems, embedding best-practice governance, and enabling disciplined capital deployment across our Follow-On Fund, Pre-Seed Fund, and strategic balance sheet initiatives.
You’ll bring deep expertise in venture capital operations, institutional fund governance, and compliance oversight, and play a pivotal role in aligning our investment activities with university protocols and global standards.
What you’ll lead:
- End-to-end fund operations across multiple investment vehicles
- Governance frameworks and due diligence processes
- Investment Committee support and institutional reporting
- Portfolio performance tracking and KPI dashboards
- Founder education and governance enablement for investee companies
What you’ll need:
- Postgraduate qualifications in finance or investment management
- CPA or CA accreditation
- Proven experience in venture capital or institutional fund operations
- Strategic mindset with hands-on execution capability
- Passion for innovation and university-based commercialisation
This is more than a role, it’s a chance to build the operational foundation of a world-class investment platform and contribute to Monash University’s bold innovation agenda.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Victoria Boag, Director, Strategy and Operations (Acting), Monash Innovation, +61 (0) 405 458 692
Position Description: Head of Fund Operations
Applications Close: Sunday 7th December 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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