Job no: 0064203
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Department: Office of the Provost
Salary: UOM 7
- Guide University employees and stakeholders through operational changes, enhancing their ability to adapt positively.
- Opportunity to work on impactful change projects across the University, collaborating with diverse teams and senior leaders.
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
The Change Implementation Officer will support University employees and stakeholders in navigating changes to the University's operating environment, ensuring they respond proactively and positively. Reporting to the Change & Communications Lead, this role will involve working across various change projects, collaborating with senior leaders and teams to drive material benefits for stakeholders. The officer will also build strong relationships across Faculties and Portfolios, gathering feedback to continually improve change programs.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering change programs across various formats, including drafting and updating staff communications, web pages, guidance, and training materials, while building collaborative relationships to enhance change acceptance.
- Supporting Instructional Designers to ensure training and change materials meet University standards and are relevant to stakeholder needs.
- Assisting HR Policy and Workforce Instruction efforts by maintaining policy-related systems, preparing reports, conducting research, and coordinating with stakeholders to keep policies aligned with industry trends.
- Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships to ensure change programs are relevant and effectively support the University’s operational needs.
Who we are looking for
You will have excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, able to translate complex concepts into practical examples, alongside strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills to foster connections across diverse backgrounds. You’ll work confidently both independently and as an integral team player, ensuring collaborative success.
You will also have:
- Tertiary qualifications in HR, law, business/communications, or a related field, or significant experience in a similar role.
- A solid working knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and legislative requirements, ideally from experience in a university setting, within an HR or faculty role.
- Proven experience in delivering complex change programmes.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – Office of the Provost
Led by the Provost, the Office of the Provost supports achievement of the vision and objectives for education and community contained in the Advancing Melbourne strategy.
The University’s Advancing Melbourne and Advancing Students and Education strategies set out a vision to enhance Melbourne’s position as a leader in higher education. Through targeted investment, Melbourne Online is the University of Melbourne’s newly created online education business.
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
The University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture, and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Rehan via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the Position Description.
Position Description
