Indigenous Graduate Program Manager
Job No.: 687292
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Identified role. Open to Indigenous applicants only
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
The Opportunity
Monash is seeking an Indigenous Graduate Program Manager to lead the coordination, delivery and continuous improvement of the Indigenous Graduate Program. This role plays a key part in strengthening pathways for Indigenous leadership and ensuring all program activities are grounded in Indigenous cultural values, self-determination and community engagement.
Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you will:
- Deliver and manage the Indigenous Graduate Program through an Indigenous lens
- Build strong, respectful relationships with Indigenous communities, Elders and stakeholders
- Create culturally safe, supportive experiences for Indigenous graduates
- Oversee program activities, events, projects and evaluation
- Manage a program budget and support broader ODVCI initiatives
- Provide expert advice to internal partners and ensure cultural integrity across all program elements
You will identify as an Indigenous Australian and bring:
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications or extensive experience
- Strong experience engaging with Indigenous communities
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills
- Proven project management, planning and organisational capability
- Confidence working with policy, reporting, budgets and University systems
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.
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.
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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'.
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: Kim Tang, Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), +61 3 9903 2041
Position Description: Indigenous Graduate Program Manager
Applications Close: Wednesday 10 December 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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