Associate Director - Capability and Performance

Job No.: 694708 

Location: Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $208,932 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 Opportunity

As the Associate Director, Capability and Performance, you will shape the University’s enterprise‑wide approach to talent, capability and organisational development. You’ll set the strategic direction for how Monash builds, develops and sustains a future‑ready workforce, designing the frameworks, standards and architecture that underpin learning, capability, performance, talent and succession, and engagement across the institution.

In this role, you’ll lead a specialist team and operate as a senior enterprise advisor, ensuring our organisational development systems are integrated, scalable and aligned to University priorities. You’ll partner closely with senior leaders, HR Business Partners and the broader Talent, Reward and Mobility leadership team to drive a cohesive, insight‑led approach to workforce capability and cultural evolution.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Talent, Reward and Mobility, you’ll play a central role in shaping long‑term workforce strategy and strengthening the organisational conditions that enable our people to thrive and perform at their best.

About You

You’re a senior organisational development leader with the strategic mindset, judgement and influence to shape enterprise‑wide capability, talent and performance systems. You know how to translate complex workforce challenges into clear, scalable frameworks that lift organisational effectiveness and build long‑term capability.

You bring relevant qualifications and deep expertise in talent management, learning, performance and organisational development, along with the ability to prioritise what matters most and focus effort on high‑impact, enterprise‑level outcomes. With credibility, clarity and an enterprise perspective, you will lead this critical function and guide the University toward a more aligned, future-ready workforce.

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.

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.

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

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.

To submit your CV and brief covering letter now, click the apply button below.

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.

Enquiries: Ms Rita Newman, Director - Talent, Reward and Mobility, Rita.Newman@monash.edu   

Position Description:  Position Description - Associate Director, Capability and Performance.pdf

Applications Close: Sunday 5th July 2026 at 11:55PM

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.