Senior Governance Officer
Job No.: 684624
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $106,789 - $117,128 pa HEW Level 07 (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
The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Senior Vice-President has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Governance Officer. In this role, you’ll contribute to shaping the University’s education policies and play a key role in supporting processes that uphold fairness and accountability for students. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in policy development, stakeholder engagement, and appeals coordination within a dynamic team environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead and coordinate the review of education policy and procedures, ensuring they are clear, trauma-informed and align with regulatory expectations
- Engage with stakeholders across the University to identify challenges, gather feedback, and understand the drivers for change
- Coordinate the exclusion appeals process, ensuring it runs efficiently and in line with policy
- Respond to enquiries and provide clear and accurate advice on education policy matters
- Draft and edit policy documents, communications, and briefing materials with clarity and attention to detail
What you’ll bring
- A proactive and confident approach to problem-solving, with the ability to navigate complex issues with sound judgment
- Excellent written communication skills, with a strong eye for clarity, tone, and detail
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
If you’re looking to deepen your experience in education governance and policy - and want to make a meaningful impact - we want to hear from you.
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
Please submit your resume and a cover letter telling us why you are interested in this role. There is no need to include a separate statement addressing the Key Selection Criteria. 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: Ms Madeleine Soederberg, Senior Manager, +61 3 9905 9668
Position Description: Senior Governance Officer
Applications Close: Monday 27 October 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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