- Full-time, fixed term position for 5 years
- Based at our Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
- Senior leadership opportunity within the Business Services team
- Lead the University's commercial leasing strategy across a complex, multi-campus property portfolio
- Drive contemporary leasing governance, revenue performance and strategic business development objectives.
About the position
La Trobe University is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Associate Director, Commercial Leasing to lead the planning, development and implementation of contemporary leasing practice across the University's property portfolio.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Business Services, this senior role provides strategic, commercial and operational oversight of the University's leasing arrangements across all campuses, in both landlord and tenant contexts. The position plays a key role in ensuring the leasing function supports broader campus development priorities, strategic partnership objectives and the University's commercial and financial goals.
You will lead the Commercial Leasing team, oversee existing leasing arrangements, and provide commercial leadership on emerging leasing opportunities. The role will also drive continuous improvement in leasing governance, systems, processes and assurance frameworks to support effective decision-making, risk minimisation and best-value outcomes aligned to university purpose.
Working across a broad and complex stakeholder environment, you will partner with teams across asset development, infrastructure and operations, industry engagement, and the University Executive to provide authoritative advice and deliver strategic leasing results.
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Extensive experience in commercial leasing and property asset management, including landlord and tenant arrangements, lease negotiations, third-party service provider management and lease lifecycle management.
- Proven experience leading and managing a significant and diverse leasing portfolio within a complex organisation.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience managing leasing revenue, budgets and portfolio performance.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement, and management skills, with the ability to provide expert advice to senior executives and diverse stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience building and developing high-performing teams.
- A strategic mindset and the ability to align leasing activities with organisational priorities and long-term objectives.
- Outstanding communication skills, commercial judgement and a commitment to delivering exceptional stakeholder outcomes.
- Leasing governance framework management experience, including policy, assurance frameworks and reporting with the ability to run, maintain and continuously improve.
Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.
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Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Access to professional development and leadership opportunities
- Meaningful work that directly impacts communities
- A collaborative, values-driven university culture
View all benefits: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/jobs/working/benefits
Closing Date:
By 11:55pm on Sunday 26 July 2026
Position Enquiries: Executive Director Procurement Business Service Andrew Peacock E. A.peacock@latrobe.edu.au
Recruitment enquiries: Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Strategy and Senior Appointments
m.magaton@latrobe.edu.au
Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.
Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:
- An up‑to‑date resume; and
- cover letter
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.
Our commitment to safety
All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.
National Code on Gender Based Violence in Higher Education
La Trobe University is committed to upholding the National Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities. Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence in previous employment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information to assist in determining suitability.
Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non‑physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation of liberty or autonomy.
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