Business Manager
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About - Mindful
Mindful – Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health is funded by the Victorian Department of Health and auspiced by the University of Melbourne in the Department of Psychiatry. The Centre provides a wide range professional development training for the broader child, adolescent and youth mental health sector.
In 2022 over 3700 participants attended Mindful training courses.
Mindful's current programs have a state-wide, national and international reach and include:
Mindful has a significant research and evaluation program in particular related to Tuning in to Kids® and also other areas.
About – The Department of Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne was established in the 1960s. It is one of the largest Departments in the Melbourne Medical School. There are about 120 academic and professional staff, 140 honorary staff and 50 students pursuing research degrees from Honours, Masters, and PhD programs. A further 240 students are enrolled in graduate coursework programs, including the flagship Master of Psychiatry program. The Department plays a key role in the medical curriculum of the graduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, providing rotations in psychiatry for medical students and teaching in other sections of the course. The Department also offers opportunities for students undertaking research projects in the MD course.
The Department is located across a broad reach of Melbourne. It has teaching and research units at Austin Health, St Vincent's Health, and within NorthWestern Mental Health: the latter includes units at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Sunshine Hospital, and Northern Hospital. The Department also has units at two private hospitals: Albert Road Clinic (Ramsay Health Care) and The Melbourne Clinic (Healthscope).
The Department has a number of specialist clinical research units, comprising the Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre and Phoenix Australia (Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health).
The Department's research focuses on improving our understanding and treatment of mental health disorders. It covers a broad range of psychiatric research, including prediction and biomarker research, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, neuroimaging, psychosocial research, economic evaluation, ethics, psychiatric epidemiology, and mental health service delivery.About the Role
The Business Manager is the most senior professional staff position at Mindful - Centre for Training & Research in Development Health for the daily business support operations including the delivery of excellent and comprehensive administrative support services, as well as the maintenance and development of stakeholder relationships and is expected to actively participate in Centre and University wide activities.
The Business Manager works closely with the Centre Director to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify new business and source funding opportunities that support and further the Centre's strategic goals and objectives.
Responsibilities include:
About You
You demonstrate people leadership, financial, human resources, teaching administration and operational planning experience, including a track-record of service delivery that is financially sustainable. Your excellent interpersonal and written communication skills allow you to be an effective part of a broad team, though you will still be able to work autonomously with considerable independence as needed, utilising your judgement and initiative to overcome any obstacles that may arise.
You will also have:
To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia.
About the University
The University of Melbourne 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.
Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant centre, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:
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Be Yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, differently abled and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. 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 submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria^ (found in the Position Description) for the role.
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