• Based in the Future Industries Institute at the Mawson Lakes campus
• Full-time, continuing position
• Commencement Salary: $108,351 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You are an experienced leader who has outstanding communication skills. You have the ability to create strong networks and manage internal and external stakeholders. You have experience in fostering a culture of service excellence and providing innovative and business focussed advice to senior leaders. Ideally, you will have experience in a higher education setting.

About the Role

The Manager: Future Industries Institute (FII) is responsible for providing high level management and executive support to the Director: FII in the development and implementation of business growth strategies for the Institute. This is a strategic management and prominent leadership position, and is accountable for the successful delivery and management of a diverse range of professional business services in the Institute.

About the Future Industries Institute

The University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute (FII) undertakes cross-disciplinary research related to 5 key industry sectors: Healthy Environments; High-Tech Manufacturing; Medical Technology; Smart Energy; and Sustainable Resources. With state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure, new technologies and approaches are being developed to support state and national economic growth. Working closely with industry partners and end-users ensures our researchers and students engage in real world experiences to create local, national and global impact.

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of the imperatives for, and fundamentals of, research funding in the Australian Higher Education Sector
• Demonstrated experience working in a research education environment
• Proven ability to implement strategies to achieve corporate and local objectives
• Demonstrated high level leadership and people management skills
• Highly developed negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

• Access to great personal development opportunities
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
• Flexible working conditions
• Work life flexibility including working from home, family responsibility leave and individual flexibility agreements

Culture

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability. 

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on recruitment@unisa.edu.au. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.  

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. Applicants are required to upload a cover letter and resume only.   Please address your cover letter to Ruth Haren: Team Leader, Recruitment Central. 

For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at recruitment@unisa.edu.au using job reference number 6519. 

Applications close: 11:30 pm Sunday 29 September 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

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