School Manager
Job No.: 688864
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $145,062 - $153,976 pa HEW Level 09 (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
In this influential leadership role, you will partner with the Head of School to translate academic strategy into reality, managing a complex portfolio of financial, physical, and human resources. You will act as a vital bridge between vision and execution, ensuring the School’s world-class research and teaching objectives are met through sustainable planning and expert governance.
As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for:
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Strategic Resource & Financial Management: Partnering with the School Executive to manage a budget of up to $45 million, overseeing complex infrastructure and facilities, and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
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Operational Leadership & Change: Leading and implementing significant change initiatives and strategic projects, ensuring administrative systems and policies are optimized to support the School’s evolving academic priorities.
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Driving Team Excellence: Providing expert leadership to a team of professional and technical staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and effective talent management to deliver high-level services across the School.
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.
Learn more about Monash.
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
Please include a CV and a cover letter in your application. 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: Suba Vaasan, Faculty Planning and Operations Manager, suba.vaasan@monash.edu
Position Description: School Manager
Applications Close: Sunday 12 July 2026, 11:55 pm AEST
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