- Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
- Full-time and continuing
- HEW 9 $132,790 - $140,744 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)
Why work with us?
At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.
Who are we?
Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.
About the role:
The Manager, Space Planning is responsible for providing high level advice and support on strategies, policies and procedures to support the Universities space strategy, delivering best practice outcomes and monitoring feedback systems to ensure a consistent approach across the University. Lead the planning, management and implementation of Deakin’s strategic space programs, ensuring successful delivering delivery of the efficient and effective use of Deakin spaces. Oversee the development of systems and services required to enable strategic project initiatives. This role is focused on enhancing the customer experience through a customer-centric approach by integrating physical and digital infrastructure, projects, and services to deliver seamless, impactful solutions tailored to customer needs. The role ensures that improvements align with the division's and university's strategic goals, balancing innovation with long-term objectives.
As the Manager, you will:
- Use knowledge of key business drivers to inform the development of concepts and strategies and use information from a diverse range of people, groups and resources to make critical strategic decisions.
- Translate complex issues into clear and understandable goals and targets for Deakin and encourage and coach others to question traditional assumptions and review practices and policies
- Manage workloads and resources to deliver agreed outcomes and establish systems and procedures to guide work and track progress. Continually evaluate progress and re-prioritises work based on changing needs.
- Integrate multiple data sources to seek trends and analyse specific challenges. Discusses and understand broad constructs rather than concrete examples and implement solutions, evaluate effectiveness and adjust actions as required.
- Draw on a range of information sources to identify new ways of doing things and ways of being inclusive to ensure implementation of continuous improvement strategies in own work area. Use accepted theory and practices to develop and deploy continuous improvement actions.
To be successful, you’ll have:
- Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or
- Extensive experience and management expertise; or
- An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
- Demonstrated Eexperience in space planning and modelling, project management and/or administration in large complex organisations.
- Experience managing stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
- Knowledge of project methodology, tools, and practice.
- Experience in data systems and software programs including Archibus, Microsoft Office 365 (particularly PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel) and SharePoint
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 Madi Walters, Associate Director, Space Design and Planning on madi.walters@deakin.edu.au
For a copy of the position description, please see below: 
PD - Manager, Space Planning.pdf
Applications for this position close on Sunday 9th March 2025.
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.
