Operations Manager
Job No.: 699387
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 04/01/28
Remuneration: $110,527 - $121,227 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
Monash University Accommodation is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee the delivery of essential operational services across its accommodation facilities. Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will lead a team responsible for maintenance, asset management, occupational health and safety, and cleaning services, ensuring high-quality, efficient and compliant service delivery.
You will provide operational leadership, oversee service performance and continuous improvement, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This is a hands-on role that offers variety, with up to 50% of your time spent working across accommodation buildings, storerooms, grounds and other non-office locations.
About You
You are an experienced operations professional with a strong track record in leading teams and delivering high-quality services in a complex environment. You bring excellent planning and organisational skills, sound judgement and the ability to identify opportunities for improvement while managing competing priorities.
With demonstrated staff management and stakeholder engagement skills, you can motivate and develop your team, solve complex problems and provide clear, expert advice. You are confident using business management systems and thrive in a collaborative environment focused on service excellence and continuous improvement.
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
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Monash University invites applications from candidates who can demonstrate valid and current Australian work rights.
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: Jason Whitaker, Associate Director Operations, Monash University Accommodation, +61 3 99057395
Position Description: Advertised PD - Operations Manager - 699387.pdf
Applications Close: Sunday 1 November 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
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