Head of Faculty Operations, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

PRIMARY DETAIL

A unique and exciting leadership opportunity to work within an innovative and progressive working environment

THE ROLE

• Attractive Salary Package up to $188K (Level 10, Band 1) plus annual leave loading

• Appointment Type: Full-time continuing

• Macquarie University (North Ryde) location

Macquarie University has embarked on an exciting program of work to transform our operations and service delivery models under the Operating Plan 2020–2024, seeking new ways to work, greater efficiency, sharper focus on purpose and student experience, and increased agility. With faculty transition programs now in place, the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) is seeking a Head of Faculty Operations.

Reporting to the Faculty Executive Director,  the Head of Faculty Operations will provide operational leadership in the execution of plans to deliver the Faculty’s strategies and goals. The role will ensure excellence in service delivery and enable effective operational management across the Faculty.

This is a key role in driving the effective transition to a new operational services delivery model and will work in collaboration with Faculty leaders and the University Shared Services leadership team to ensure success aligned with University direction.

You will be an experienced leader and will oversee, manage and support the recently established operational services portfolio teams; to adopt ways of work aligned with the services delivery model and foster a service-focussed and collaborative culture. An understanding of and experience in healthcare is also desirable for success in this role.

The position will lead Faculty and Department operations teams with direct and indirect responsibility for approximately 17 staff.

ABOUT YOU

You will be a strategic leader, with the ability and appetite to understand and establish new ways of working. You will bring your extensive knowledge and experience in operations with a proven ability to harness the expertise of others.

You will have senior leadership experience with evidence of leading teams through significant change and transition.

Your personal resilience to adapt and operate in an ambiguous, fast-changing and complex environment will be critical to your success in this role. Additionally, you will be a strong communicator, with experience building and managing effective partnerships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

ABOUT US

Macquarie is the university of pioneering minds. Globally recognised as one of Australia’s leading research universities, Macquarie is a place where extraordinary new possibilities come to light. We’ve helped people to hear, introduced wireless internet technology to the world and broken through traditional boundaries by appointing Australia’s first female vice-chancellor.

Macquarie University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences builds on our aspiration to have the nation’s first fully integrated Academic Health Sciences Centre under a university’s leadership. It brings together the excellent work of medical and allied-health clinicians and researchers across the University and around the country, with unparalleled access to world-leading clinical resources and research facilities found only on our campus.

To Apply

Please provide a cover letter, responses to the selection criteria (below) and resume.  

• A degree or extensive equivalent experience in operational management. Postgraduate qualifications would be desirable.

• Experience providing leadership and direction in the operationalisation of strategy, including organisational change within a large complex organisation

• Experience and a deep understanding of key strategic issues and opportunities in the higher education sector.

• Experience leading, managing and developing a diverse, high performing and service-oriented team and fostering a service culture which drives and encourages collaboration, continuous improvement, agility and accountability in the delivery of outcomes aligned with strategy. 

• Experience building and sustaining strong stakeholder partnerships to achieve operational excellence. 

• Operational and financial acumen including building and managing complex budgets and analysing and reporting on complex data.

This position requires a Criminal History Check.

Position Enquiries: Welly Firmanto, Faculty Executive Director on welly.firmanto@mq.edu.au

Role Enquiries: Cathy Harding, HR Manager on cathy.harding@mq.edu.au

Applications Close: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 11:55pm AEDT

If you’re already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you’ll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.

Applications Close:

11/10/2022 11:59 PM

Equity & Diversity Statement

At Macquarie University, we are committed to providing a working environment where each individual is valued, respected and supported to progress. Our priority is to ensure culture, policies and processes are truly inclusive and that no-one is disadvantaged on the basis of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, gender, culture, disability, LGBTIQA+ identities, family and caring responsibilities, age, or religion. We encourage everyone who meets the selection criteria and shares Macquarie University’s values of scholarship, empowerment and integrity to apply.

Learn more about our progress towards Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/diversity-inclusion