School Manager

Bright Horizons Family Solutions; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% employer superannuation

Job summary

The Australian National University (ANU) Crawford School of Public Policy seeks a Senior Manager 2 (Administration) to shape and deliver strategic and operational leadership across the School’s administrative functions in Canberra. You will oversee finance, HR, executive education, recruitment, marketing and communications, and stakeholder engagement.

You will provide strategic advice to the Director, guide senior staff, and drive planning across College and University levels with a focus on

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior management within a comparable institution.
• Ability to lead large, complex organisational units.
• Strong people management capability and sound judgement.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the School’s administrative functions (finance, HR, executive education, recruitment, marketing and communications).
• Engage with government, business and community sector stakeholders and oversee engagement activities.
• Offer strategic advice to the Director and direct senior staff to drive college and university planning.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Operational leadership

People management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Job description

Classification: Senior Manager 2 (Administration)
Salary package:Competitive salary package plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full-time, Continuing

• Join a collaborative and ambitious community dedicated to world-leading public policy research, education, and engagement.
• Play a key role in supporting the strategic and operational goals of the Crawford School of Public Policy.
• Flexible work environment with attractive remuneration package, with position based in Canberra, recently named the best city in the world for quality of life.

Position overview

The ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy (CLGP) is a progressive and newly established College that brings together four world-leading academic schools dedicated to shaping the future of law, governance, regulation, policy and population health. As part of Australia’s only national university, the College fosters excellence in research, education and engagement, driving impactful contributions to national and global challenges. The College provides an intellectually rich community, committed to providing a collaborative and supportive environment for academics, students, and professionals to thrive.

The ANU Crawford School of Public Policy is one of four Schools within CLGP and one of the world’s leading public policy schools. The Crawford School is the University’s focal point for contributing to public policy research, education and policy impact. Its graduate programs have trained many of the region’s leaders, and its research has impacted on policy making around the world. Public policy scholarship at Crawford School is characterised by high quality, policy-relevant research across a diverse range of disciplines.

The Crawford School is home to numerous research collaboration and centres, large-scale partnerships with government, and multiple academic departments. With an exciting portfolio of educational programs, a thriving executive education portfolio, and a substantial higher degree research community, the Crawford School has breadth and depth across many areas of public policy, as well as expertise in public policy processes and institutions.

The Opportunity

As School Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the School’s complex administrative functions and play a central role in shaping, driving and delivering its priorities.

You will lead the School’s work across finance and human resources; executive education; international and national recruitment; marketing and communications; and engagement with government, business and community sector stakeholders. In this capacity, you will provide strategic advice to the Director and direction to other senior staff, while contributing significantly to College and University-level planning.

You will bring extensive experience in senior management within a comparable institution, together with a demonstrated ability to lead large, complex organisational units. You will have a proven record of building, developing and leading high-performing teams, supported by strong people management capability and sound judgement. Success in this strategic and operational leadership role will require excellent interpersonal and communication skills, high-level analytical and problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to operate confidently in a complex institutional environment.

For further information, please contact Cris Alves, General Manager, College of Law, Governance and Policy: [e-mail]

The Crawford School’s success has been built on a culture of respect and belonging. We know that addressing complex public policy challenges and realising new opportunities relies on a diversity of perspectives.

We value diversity and inclusion, and we believe employment opportunities must not be limited by socio-economic background, race, religion or gender. The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

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.