Senior Transformation Leader
This pivotal role requires a strategic and operational leader to shape the organisation's transformation, driving success across teaching, research, and community engagement.
The ideal candidate will champion a culture of service excellence, providing professional services that are collaborative, innovative, and outcomes-focused.
About You
You are a results-driven leader with deep executive experience in complex environments. You bring a track record of leading transformation, building high-performing teams, and delivering operational excellence that enables long-term growth and community impact.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the organisational transformation, shaping a strategic approach to corporate and enabling services.
* Ensure excellence in service delivery by providing contemporary, efficient, and responsive services that enable academic achievement and student success.
* Drive sustainability through the development of simple, scalable, and future-ready systems, processes, and infrastructure.
Requirements
* A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, with a proven record of executive-level achievement in large organisations.
* Demonstrated ability to balance strategic foresight with operational pragmatism, including leading organisational transformation and advancing service excellence.
* Strong understanding of the higher education sector, covering regulatory frameworks, funding models, and sector trends and challenges.
* Proven experience leading major portfolios such as university planning, people and culture, campus and capital development, digital transformation, ICT services, and insights & analytics.
* Demonstrated ability to build a high-performing workforce, fostering wellbeing, cultural capability, diversity, and alignment with institutional values.
* Exceptional stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to listen deeply, build trust, and collaborate across government, industry, academic, community, and internal leadership.
How to Apply
We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, women in STEM, First Nations Peoples, and individuals of diverse cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences.