Graduate Research Manager
Job No.: 687020
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12 months fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $120,138 – $132, 610 pa HEW 08 (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 Graduate Research Manager is responsible for advancing the Faculty’s graduate research strategy, fostering collaboration across Schools, leadership teams, and industry partners, and enhancing the profile of the Faculty’s research programs. This role provides strategic oversight of the graduate research portfolio, aligns initiatives with broader objectives, and strengthens the Faculty’s research culture, capability, and reputation through innovative, forward-looking engagement.
The role provides leadership in the delivery of the Faculty’s graduate research programs, overseeing student administration, candidature progression, scholarships, and examinations. You will manage and develop a high-performing team, coordinate strategic projects, and ensure compliance, quality assurance, and effective resource allocation. You will also undertake data analysis and reporting, build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement to enhance the Faculty’s graduate research operations.
As the successful candidate, you will bring exceptional operational management and organisational skills, with proven experience in resource allocation, priority setting, and delivering complex projects within large, matrixed structures. You will demonstrate strong analytical, evaluation, and research capabilities, coupled with the ability to provide authoritative technical and policy advice. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation, influencing, and consensus-building at senior levels, are essential, alongside experience supporting change initiatives and fostering high-performance teams.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – 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.
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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'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
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 Mariann Fee, Group Manager, 0418 991 974, Mariann.Fee@monash.edu
Position Description: Graduate Research Manager
Applications Close: Sunday the 14th of December 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
Please note: Monash University will be closed from Wednesday 24 December 2025 until Friday 2 January 2026 inclusive
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