Senior Project Manager - Collection Management
Job No.: 691513
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 31st December 2026
Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW Level 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
The Opportunity
Join us as the Senior Project Manager–Collection Management and lead transformative work to elevate the impact, accessibility and care of our special and general collections.
In this pivotal role, you will spearhead a review of the Library’s collection management processes, enhancing how our rare and unique materials are arranged, described, preserved and accessed. From reading room services to object-based learning and exhibitions, your work will strengthen the Library’s contribution to education, research and community engagement.
You will also oversee the ongoing, business-as-usual operations that keep our collections thriving, physical and electronic, special and general. Your leadership will ensure our practices reflect best-practice academic librarianship, support strategic priorities, and deliver exceptional experiences for our users.
Working with autonomy and influence, you will collaborate across faculties and divisions, provide expert advice to senior management, and lead a team of dedicated collection professionals. Your ability to manage complex projects, analyse data, co-design services and drive meaningful change will directly shape the Library’s future.
This is a rare opportunity to apply your specialist knowledge of collections, your expertise in project management, and your passion for innovative library services in a role that truly makes an impact.
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
INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS ONLY - Please submit a current copy of your resume along with a cover letter in which you address how you meet the key selection criteria as noted in the position description. For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
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: Susan Thomson, Content and Collections Manager, +61 3 9905 0528 or Susan.Thomson@monash.edu
Position Description: Senior Project Manager-Collection Management
Applications Close: Monday 23rd March 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
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