School Manager, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Faculty of Arts
Job No.: 697800
Location: Caulfield Campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $124,343 - $137,251 pa HEW 8 (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
About Us
Monash Arts is one of Australia’s largest and most vibrant arts faculties, renowned for its breadth across the humanities, performing arts, languages and social sciences. With a strong commitment to interdisciplinary innovation, the Faculty delivers world-class programs through six schools and across six campuses—both locally and internationally—spanning undergraduate to postgraduate study and research. Our academic community is distinguished by its research excellence and deep engagement, bringing cutting-edge scholarship into the classroom to inspire the next generation of global thinkers and leaders.
The Opportunity
As the School Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the operational leadership and strategic success of the School of Media, Film and Journalism within the Faculty of Arts. Reporting to the Senior Manager, School Operations, you will act as a primary interface between the Head of School and university-wide administrative functions, leading business planning, resource management and team performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational leadership across school administration, ensuring processes are efficient, compliant and well-documented
- Manage the academic appointment lifecycle, including workload monitoring, resource allocation and sessional staff management.
- Partner with the Head of School and Faculty Operations team to coordinate budgeting, workforce planning, and reporting cycles
- Lead, mentor and develop a professional staff team, building capability and a positive team culture
- Identify opportunities to streamline administrative systems and contribute to faculty-wide improvement initiatives
About You
As the successful candidate, you will bring proven operational leadership and administrative management experience, preferably in a university or large, complex organisational environment, and strong financial acumen with a demonstrated track record of effectively overseeing budgets, managing resource allocation and driving financial planning.
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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Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
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
To apply, submit your CV and a 1-2 page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role considering the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description. 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: Dr Sarah Stow, Faculty General Manager, sarah.stow@monash.edu, +61 (0)422 269 167
Position Description: School Manager
Applications Close: Thursday 17 September 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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