Senior Workforce Strategy & Change Specialist

Monash University; City of Monash; On-site; AUD 145,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Monash University is seeking a senior leader to drive enterprise-wide workforce change, governance, and operating-model improvements across professional and academic staff. You will collaborate with senior leaders including Deputy Vice-Chancellors and HR Directors to address key priorities and shape a better future.

Reporting to the Director, Organisational Change Enablement, you will bring structure to workforce strategy initiatives, lead cross-functional programs, and translate data into

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in workforce strategy, organisational design, or change management at a senior level.
• Strong grounding in change management methodologies (PROSCI or equivalent).
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders in a complex environment.
• High-level written communication skills, including strategy papers and executive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop workforce change strategies aligned to organisational priorities and people outcomes.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and change impact assessments across cross-functional programs.
• Design and facilitate change readiness activities, including communications frameworks and leader capability uplift.
• Translate workforce data and insights into actionable strategy recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Skills

Workforce strategy

Organisational design

Change management

Senior stakeholder engagement

Executive reporting

Job description

Job No.:699421

Location:211 Wellington Road, Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration:12-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration:$145,062 - $153,976 p.a. HEW Level 9 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Organisational Change Enablement, you will play a pivotal role in driving enterprise-wide change, shaping modern governance and operating models, and delivering key workforce strategies for both professional and academic staff. You will work hand-in-hand with senior leaders - including Deputy Vice-Chancellors and HR Directors - to address key organisational priorities and help build a better future.

What You'll Be Leading

Sitting within the Organisational Change Enablement team, you'll bring structure and momentum to workforce strategy initiatives that cut across services, functions, and leadership levels. Your key areas of focus will include:

• Developing and implementing workforce change strategies aligned to organisational priorities and people outcomes
• Leading stakeholder engagement and change impact assessments across complex, cross-functional programs
• Designing and facilitating change readiness activities, including communications frameworks and leader capability uplift
• Translating workforce data and insights into actionable strategy recommendations for senior decision-makers

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience in workforce strategy, organisational design, or change management at a senior level
• Strong grounding in change management methodologies (such as PROSCI or equivalent)
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders in a complex, multi-site environment
• High-level written communication skills, including strategy papers and executive reporting
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and competing priorities

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities,neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at **************@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries:Jacinta Pope, Director, Organisational Change Enablement, 0409 210 ***

Applications Close:Thursday 19 November 2026, 11:55PM AEDT

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