Position Number: 0048802
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Department: Office of the Provost
Salary: UOM 9 - $139,693 - $145,339 p.a. plus 17% super
- Lead and manage a team to deliver high-quality project, course, and event support for Melbourne Professional Education (MPE) programs.
- Drive process improvements and stakeholder collaboration to enhance the efficiency and impact of professional education delivery.
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
The Project Team Manager will lead a team responsible for supporting projects, courses, events, and general administrative duties to ensure Melbourne Professional Education (MPE) programs are delivered on time and to required standards. This role involves managing project delivery, developing workflow processes, and fostering continuous improvement. The incumbent will work closely with academic and professional stakeholders to coordinate project timelines, budgets, and quality objectives, while building the team’s capability and managing key partnerships.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing the Project Delivery team, fostering professional development and a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and career progression.
- Overseeing project workflows, resource allocation, and the use of project management tools to ensure timelines, quality, risk, and budget objectives are met.
- Collaborating with academic and professional staff to achieve high-quality outcomes and maintaining effective communication strategies with stakeholders.
- Managing operations, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and developing processes to improve efficiency in educational delivery while aligning with University strategies.
Who we are looking for
You will have strong leadership and people management skills, with a proven ability to optimise team performance while fostering a positive, solution-focused environment. You will also be capable of strategic thinking, providing analytics, reporting, and advice within a large, complex organisation, and demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
You will also have:
- Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards them, along with extensive relevant experience, or equivalent expertise in management.
- Demonstrated expertise in applying quality assurance standards throughout design, production, and delivery processes.
- A track record of delivering successful commercial outcomes, including experience in finance and contract management.
- Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage project scopes, budgets, resources, production schedules, and quality targets to achieve optimal results.
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
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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.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ivanka 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
