Chief Operating Officer, Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC)
Job No.: 682098
Location: Caulfield campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 7-month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $201,867 pa Level 10B (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Monash University is seeking a dynamic and driven Interim Chief Operating Officer to help lead the strategic management of operations of the Australia-Indonesia Centre. Working closely with the Executive Director, you will play a pivotal role in fostering collaborations with key stakeholders, both within and beyond Monash, to build alliances and secure funding opportunities, as well as leading the delivery of PAIR Sulawesi - a $12 million, four-year bilateral initiative overseeing research guidelines, implementation, evaluation, and risk management while strengthening networks with university partners to drive spin-off and scale-up funding initiatives.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- Proven capability in leading operational excellence, with extensive experience overseeing budget, financial and resource planning to drive institutional efficiency and achieve organisational objectives
- A track record of executive-level leadership, with proven success in managing staff development, performance, resource allocation and strategic outcomes within complex institutions
- Deep experience building and maintaining partnerships with senior university leadership, government stakeholders, legal and finance teams across international education and research settings
- Strong governance and stakeholder engagement capability, demonstrated through leadership of high-level advisory boards, government committees and multi-university consortia
- Demonstrated ability to identify and secure new funding and program grants, ensuring financial sustainability and scaling initiatives for long-term impact
Why Join Us
- Be part of a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional centre with global impact and reach
- Influence strategic direction at the executive level
- Help drive the development of real-world solutions to shared challenges in health, food, energy and infrastructure
- Operate within a supportive, purpose-driven team culture where innovation, collaboration and strategic thinking are highly valued
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.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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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.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to
'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
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 hr-recruitment@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: Mr Paul Sabo, Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, +61 437 644 615
Position Description: Chief Operating Officer, Australia-Indonesia Centre
Applications Close: Sunday 27 July 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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