Position Number: 0062341
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 18 months
Department: Enterprise Performance Group (EPG)
Salary: Senior Manager salary - competitive salary open to negotiation and 17% super
- Lead a significant University-wide program that will improve the student experience
- Develop and execute comprehensive change management and communication
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
The Program Change Lead drives successful transformation at SASS. You'll design and deliver program wide change management leadership and support, ensuring smooth adoption of new ways of working across the University. This pivotal role will shape change management best practices, guide stakeholders, and lead high-impact projects like the Student Services Transformation Program. You'll work closely with leadership, technical teams, and the wider change community to achieve transformative outcomes for students and the University.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Deliver impactful change: Design and execute comprehensive change management and communication strategies, including planning, stakeholder engagement, impact analysis, and reinforcement.
- Provide exceptional service: Deliver high-quality change and communication services through a client-focused approach, including service request management, project scoping, and service agreement development.
- Enhance team effectiveness: Contribute to team success through knowledge sharing, practice improvement initiatives, and active participation in team governance and pipeline management.
- Ensure best practices: Maintain high standards of service delivery by contributing to the development and refinement of change management frameworks, toolkits, and internal processes.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an individual with deep expertise in all phases of the change lifecycle, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and strategic planning. They have a proven track record of success in delivering high-impact change initiatives within complex organizations. This highly motivated professional excels in fast-paced environments, effectively managing multiple priorities while consistently demonstrating strong teamwork and a commitment to organizational values.
You will also have:
- A relevant tertiary qualification or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training plus significant change management experience.
- Experience leading change and communications services on fast-paced, large scale programs of work with diverse stakeholder groups
- Demonstrated ability to identify, escalate and manage risks to the successful delivery and embedding of program outcomes.
- Sound understanding of contemporary change management methodologies and tools.
- Demonstrated experience developing communication strategies, using a variety of channels, media and delivery styles to support engagement of internal audiences.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – “Enterprise Performance Group (EPG)“
The Enterprise Performance Group delivers functions that facilitate the design, evaluation, and improvement of services across the University, and business partnering services to Chancellery. The EPG Change Practice provides services to support transformational and enabling work as well as good practice change management and communication
PROGRAM BACKGOUND
The Student Services Transformation Program (SSTP) aims to deliver a world class student experience that is personalised, holistic and continuously improving. SSTP is closely aligned to three of the University’s commitments under the Advancing Students and Education Strategy:
- Improve contact channels and self-help information so students can quickly and easily complete single administrative processes and seek the help they need
- Accelerate the roll-out and use of technology platforms and integrations that support students’ administration for teaching and learning
- Support student administration and services staff to excel by providing job security, career pathways and professional development
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Fahim Farzad via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the Position Description.
Applications close: Monday 3rd February 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEST)
Position Description: 
PD - 0062341 SSTP Program Change Lead .docx
Position Description
