Deputy Director, Investments

Job No.: 675777

Location: Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $195,987 pa Level 10B (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 Investments & Treasury Division is responsible for managing the University’s cash and liquidity, including short and long-term investments, foreign currency, debt portfolio, management of the credit rating (currently Aa1 with Moody’s), capital allocation strategies and capital raising with a focus on the University’s ongoing financial performance and ability to optimise the use of capital to invest in campus infrastructure and assets.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to drive the University's investment strategy and capital initiatives. As the Deputy Director, Investments, reporting to the Director of Investments and Treasurer, you will lead the Capital Investment team in providing high-level financial, commercial, and strategic advice to University leadership.

Your expertise will drive major investment decisions, ensuring robust financial analysis, the development of compelling investment cases, and the successful execution of complex transactions. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a complex strategic function, ensuring performance aligns with University priorities
• Provide leading advice on financial and funding mechanisms for projects and precincts
• Provide expert commercial and strategic advice to support key University initiatives and investment  through reports, briefings, and presentations for key stakeholders
• Oversee financial workstream in business case development for infrastructure projects
• Lead and develop a high-performing team with expertise in financial modelling and customer focus

About You

• Postgraduate qualification with extensive senior management experience in a complex environment
• Exceptional leadership and management skills, enabling you to provide authoritative technical and policy advice at senior levels
• Exceptional commercial acumen, with a deep understanding of financial modelling, research, and analysis, particularly in Excel
• Proven ability to navigate complex organisational structures, demonstrating managerial excellence in matrixed environments
• Outstanding planning and organisational skills, you can set priorities, allocate resources, and meet tight deadlines while managing competing demands
• Extensive experience building, motivating, and developing high-performing teams

About Monash University

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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.

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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

To apply, submit your CV along with a cover letter and a document addressing the Key Selection Criteria contained within the attached Position Description (maximum 3 pages). 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: Jarrod Holmes, Director of Investments and Treasurer, jarrod.holmes@monash.edu, +61 3 9905 8383

Position Description: Deputy Director Investments

Applications Close: Monday 10 March 2025, 11:55pm AEDT