• Based at Waurn Ponds or Burwood location+ hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 6 months
• HEW 9 $138,102 - $146,374  + 17% Superannuation
  
  

As the Manager, Research Education and Development, you will:

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to expand the researcher education and development offerings that align with Deakin’s goals and future needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify capability gaps, emerging skills and technologies.
• Partner with other areas of the university and act as a representative of the broader Researcher Development Academy, providing input and insights into senior level discussions and decisions.
  
  

In a typical week, you will:

• Use knowledge of key business drivers to inform the development of concepts and strategies
• Translate complex issues into clear and understandable goals and targets for Deakin
• Manage workloads and resources to deliver agreed outcomes and establish systems and procedures to guide work and track progress.
• Integrate multiple data sources to seek trends and analyse specific challenges.
• Provide tailored coaching to enable individuals to deliver high quality solutions and set clear standards of expected behaviour.
                                                                                                                                                                                   

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or
• Extensive experience and management/team leader expertise; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Knowledge of planning, projects and budgets in complex organisations.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain strong and productive relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Highly developed consulting, interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop collaborative work teams and proven capability to achieve quality customer service to clients and quality improvement to a wide range of practices and services.

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Faiza Muhammad Fauzi, Senior Executive Officer via f.muhammadfauzi@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Manager Research Education and Development - HEW 9_ PD.pdf

Applications for this position close on 22 July 2025 at 11.55PM.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.