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Manager, Safer Communities Office

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Location
Sydney, Australia
Closing date
29 Aug 2019

Job Details

  • Opportunity to establish the University’s Safer Communities Office
  • Located at Camperdown/Darlington Campus
  • 12 month fixed term opportunity with base salary $130K p.a plus superannuation

About the opportunity 

The University is establishing a Safer Communities Office with a focus on strengthening inclusivity and safety for our students, staff, former students and staff members and visiting members of the public.

A key function of the office will be to provide support to members of the University community who report University-related incidents of sexual misconduct (sexual assault and sexual harassment) and domestic violence.

We are looking to recruit a Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership to an existing team of dedicated liaison officers, and to develop and maintain integrated safer communities initiatives, delivering efficient, empathic and effective service to our clientele.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. In this context, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to our values and are looking for a Manager, Safer Communities Office who has:

  • senior leadership experience as part of a leadership team
  • proven experience in the management of incidents of trauma, sexual assault or domestic violence
  • the ability to provide advice and direction regarding complex matters including crisis intervention, comprehensive risk assessments and safety planning
  • experience within a large organisation to navigate and influence across complex systems
  • experience working within governance, management and operational structures and processes
  • strong operational focus with experience in quality improvement, quality assurance

About us

Student Support Services helps students to achieve their educational goals at University through personal, financial and instrumental support, and through encouraging development of independence and personal resilience. The Student Support Services team responds to complex student presentations and provides advice regarding policy and procedure developments and the likely impact on student wellbeing, student engagement in academic and co-curricular activities, and student success in lifelong learning.

The Safer Communities Office responds to disclosures relating to alleged current and historical sexual misconduct and domestic violence affecting members of the University community, offering informed care to complainants and respondents. Staff use a wide range of approaches and interventions in line with current legislation, stepped care and the promotion of wellbeing.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

How to apply

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 1538/0719F to apply.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Closing date: 11:30pm, Thursday 29 August 2019

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

© The University of Sydney

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Company

The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.

The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.

The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.

The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.

The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.

Campuses

The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.

1.         Camperdown/Darlington Campus.

2.         Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).

3.         Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.

4.         Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.

5.         Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.

6.         Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.

7.         Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.

8.         Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.

9.         Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.

Faculties

The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.

1. Agriculture and Environment

2. Architecture, Design and Planning

3. Arts and Social Sciences

4. Business (Business School)

5. Dentistry

6. Education and Social Work

7. Engineering and Information Technologies

8. Health Sciences

9. Law (Sydney Law School)

10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)

11. Nursing and Midwifery

12. Pharmacy

13. Science

14. Sydney College of the Arts

15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music

16. Veterinary Science

Number of Employees

Full-time employees: 7616

For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/

Company info
Telephone
+(61) 2 9351 2222
Location
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
Australia

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