Job Description:

Job no: 0053235
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time; Continuing
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Salary: UOM 9 – $126,004 - $131,097 p.a. plus 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences has an enviable research record and is the University of Melbourne’s largest faculty in terms of management of financial resources, employment of academic and professional staff, teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate (including research higher degree) students and the conduct of basic and applied research.

About the Role

Reporting to the Associate Director – Deanery Operations, as the Project Manager, you will be responsible for the planning, management, and coordination of Faculty Strategic & Operational Projects. This will include supporting the implementation of key strategic programs of work across MDHS.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Assist in the initiation, set-up, and implementation of Faculty and Chancellery led projects and initiatives (including the implementation of Faculty strategy)
• Provide expert project management support, delivering on Faculty and Chancellery initiatives, in collaboration with Faculty Directors, School managers and Faculty leadership
• Manage the development and implementation of project plans to stated objectives
• Develop project governance frameworks to monitor implementation, progress delivery and risk

About You

You will be a natural collaborator with an ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and work collaboratively and flexibly in a team environment. Your strong planning, research, conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills will set you up for success in this role.

Ideally, you will further have:

• An undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant management experience and/or education/training
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects, or sets of projects and initiatives to support the achievement of business requirements
• Demonstrated ability to make complex judgments and decisions and provide recommendations for resolution
• The ability to prioritise work and outcomes in a timely manner
• Demonstrated focus on stakeholder management and delivery of organisational outcomes

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself

At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities or culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience. Please note that you are not required to provide responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au.

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/