General Manager College of Sport, Health and Engineering

Exciting Opportunity within our Higher Education Portfolio| Leadership Role Offered on a Fixed Term for 5 years at Full Time | Located at our Footscray Park Campus

The Opportunity

This leadership role within VU’s Higher Education Portfolio, will provide strategic advice and professional support to the Executive Dean and College Executive team to ensure the effective management of the College to drive whole-of-enterprise outcomes. This role’s deliverables will enable Victoria University (VU) to achieve the objectives of its Strategic Plan, 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly.

As a critical member of the College Executive Team, you will be responsibilities for:

• Implementing learning and teaching
• Research with impact
• Industry engagement activities
• Business development, project management and execution of operational and strategic initiatives
• Devising and implementing the College Operational Plans and associated reporting
• Implement student-centred initiatives through effective decision-making
• Leading and cultivating high performance multi-functional teams

About the College

The College comprises the disciplines of:

• Built Environment, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Biomedicine and Life Science (Nutrition and Dietetics, Anatomy and Physiology, Science, and Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Science)
  Clinical Science (Psychology, Counselling, and Dermal Science)
• Nursing and Midwifery
• Allied Health (Social Work, Speech Pathology, Paramedicine, and Public Health)
• Sport and Movement Sciences (Sport and Exercise Science, Physiotherapy, and Osteopathy).

The focus for the College is to create opportunities for greater interdisciplinary work between disciplines in terms of teaching and research. The College offers a variety of courses ranging from undergraduate degrees through to postgraduate qualifications, with the majority of the programs offering learning experiences in close association with key industry partners.

About You

VU’s collaborative working environment will help you thrive and achieve the best outcomes for yourself, the solutions you manage and the diverse teams you inspire. You will:-

• Have extensive experience in the development and implementation of strategic plans and operational processes for improving services in a fast paced and high pressured environment
• An ability to be proactive and respond to urgent and critical matters, on behalf of the Executive Dean.
• An ability to develop creative solutions to complex strategic and operational issues.
• Have significant leadership capabilities including ability to positively motivate and lead staff.
• Demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills including experience with developing business cases, reports and presentation material in a clear and concise manner.
• Be able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders that align to the University’s and College’s goals.

Our Commitment to Protecting Country

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field and at this leadership level.

How to Apply

You must submit you application as a single document comprising your cover letter, CV, and your responses to the selection criteria listed in the position description.

For specific queries related to the role, please contact Professor Karen Dodd on (03) 9919 2342.