Associate Professor (Practice) / Professor (Practice) and Executive Director & Co-Lead

Job No.: 686969

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 31 December 2027 with the opportunity to renew

Remuneration: $175,487 - $193,326 pa Level D / $226,052 pa Level E (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

Reporting to the MHWA Board and Monash University’s designated MHWA Board Member, the Associate Professor / Professor (Practice) and Executive Director will co-lead the establishment and delivery of Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work Australia (MHWA) as Australia’s national centre for workplace mental health. The role focuses on providing visionary leadership, translating evidence into practice, and fostering collaboration across government, industry and academia to influence policy and create mentally healthy, high-performing workplaces.

As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the strategic launch and scale-up of MHWA as a national centre of excellence.
• Driving integrated workstreams in leadership, workplace systems design, and worker wellbeing.
• Overseeing governance, risk, compliance and financial management of significant budgets.
• Building strategic partnerships and securing funding to advance MHWA’s mission.
• Representing MHWA nationally and internationally as its public spokesperson.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape Australia’s national approach to workplace mental health and wellbeing.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification and extensive executive-level leadership experience in complex organisations.
• Recognition as a leading authority in workplace mental health and wellbeing, with a compelling vision for its future development.
• A proven track record of securing funding and delivering large-scale initiatives.
• Strong strategic, analytical and operational skills, including governance, financial management and risk oversight.
• Exceptional relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across government, industry and academia.

You are a visionary leader with the expertise, influence and drive to deliver impact at scale.

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.

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.

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

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. A separate document to address Key Selection Criteria is not required. However, we ask that you address Key Selection criteria 2,3 and 4 in your cover letter.

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: Tessa Jones, Director, External Relations, +61 3 408 594 255

Position Description: 

Level D - Associate Professor (Practice) and Executive Director & Co-Lead

Level E - Professor (Practice) and Executive Director & Co-Lead Mentally Healthy Workplaces Austalia

Applications Close: Wednesday 17 December 2025, 11:55pm AEDT