Manager Academic Skills

The Australian National University; Canberra; On-site; AUD 142,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian National University (ANU) invites applications for a Senior Manager 1 (Admin) within the University Library. This senior leadership role provides strategic and operational direction for Academic Skills services across the University, guiding a team of learning development professionals.

The Manager Academic Skills works with academic and professional leaders to drive service innovation, strengthen student learning outcomes and ensure alignment with learning and teaching

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications and/or significant experience in academic skills, learning development, or higher education.
• Strong people leadership skills and experience building high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead change and deliver high-quality outcomes in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Academic Skills services across the University.
• Drive initiatives to enhance students' academic literacies and learning capabilities.
• Develop partnerships, lead service innovation and ensure Academic Skills aligns with learning and teaching priorities.

Job description

Classification: Senior Manager 1 (Admin)
Salary package: $141,637 - $148,403 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Continuing

In 1946, ANU was founded to help rebuild a changing world. We’re still at it, 80 years later. For generations, our people have turned curiosity into ideas that have shaped Australia and our region. Learn more about ANU, our history and the community that has shaped us: ANU at 80

The Position

The Manager Academic Skills is a senior leadership role within the University Library, responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for Academic Skills services across the University.

Leading a team of learning development professionals, the role drives initiatives that enhance students' academic literacies, learning capabilities and success. Working closely with academic and professional leaders, the Manager develops strategic partnerships, leads service innovation and ensures Academic Skills programs align with the University's priorities for learning, teaching and student success.

The Manager provides visible leadership and advocacy for Academic Skills across the University, championing the team's contribution to learning and teaching excellence and ensuring its expertise is recognised and embedded across the institution.

The Person

You are an experienced and collaborative leader with a strong commitment to student learning and success within higher education. You bring demonstrated experience leading teams, programs or services, building productive stakeholder relationships and delivering strategic initiatives in complex environments.

You will possess:

• Relevant postgraduate qualifications and/or significant experience in academic skills, learning development, higher education or a related field.
• Strong people leadership skills and experience fostering a positive, high-performing team culture.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Well-developed analytical, planning and problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to lead change, balance competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• The confidence to advocate for services and influence decision-making across the University.

The Team

Academic Skills is a university-wide service within the University Library that supports the development of students' academic literacies, learning strategies and academic communication skills. Through consultations, workshops, resources and partnerships with academic areas, the team contributes to student success, retention and educational excellence across all stages of the student journey.

For further information please contact Tom Foley, University Librarian; [e-mail].

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on [e-mail]

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to people of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here. For enquiries about the application process, or if you require reasonable adjustment to apply for this role, please contact the hiring manager on the above listed details.

Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.

Closing Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026, 11:55pm (Canberra Time)