Deputy Director, Strategy and Operations (Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation)

• Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

• Strong commitment and action toward a diverse and inclusive workforce 

• Partner with people educating future generations & solving the world’s problems 

• Culture committed to excellence and innovation 

• Based at St Lucia location

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)

• Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity 

This is a professional leadership position that has overall responsibility for executing the strategic direction and management of the Institute in collaboration with the Director of ITaLI. Performing a broad range of responsibilities, the primary focus of the position is to provide continuous strategic alignment of ITaLI with University needs and interests as well as foreshadowing policy shifts in the teaching and learning landscape and ensure UQ is ready to respond. The position also provides oversight of the Institute’s operational function including financial accountability and administrative and reporting processes.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Provide advice to the Director, Deputy Directors and the Institute’s other managers on the strategic management of the Institute, including the identification, development and implementation of initiatives to promote its continuing development and growth

• Establish, maintain and strengthen relationships with key strategic partners

• Continuously develop strategies for the enhancement of collaborative and new ventures in conjunction with the Director and staff.

• Prepare the Institute’s Strategic and Risk Management Plans and Operational KPI’s in consultation with the Director, Deputy Directors and the Institute’s other managers.

• Provide leadership and high level oversight of the delivery of operational and administrative services across the Institute.

• Provide advice to the Director and Deputy Directors on operational issues, organisation structure, people management, and policy and programs to ensure its growth and effectiveness.

• Responsible for the formulation and oversight of the annual budget including forecasting in conjunction with the Central Finance PST.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position for up to 6 months.

At HEW level 10A, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $142,104 - $189,126, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%.

About You  

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards a postgraduate qualification with extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and management expertise in a relevant profession; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education.

• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary senior and business management concepts and issues, with the capacity to apply this knowledge to the accountability of the position.

• Proven ability to contribute to strategic planning, policy formulation and business processes to continuously improve operational efficiencies.

• Experience in senior management roles which demonstrate the ability to deliver on the accountabilities of this position.

• Demonstrated leadership, communication and negotiation skills including the ability to liaise, negotiate and work with staff at all levels.

• An understanding of University policies and procedures and operations.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Prof Karen Benson, Director [email protected] For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-35425).