Job Description
At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.
* Lead Deakin's academic governance framework, shaping policies, standards and practices that enable academic excellence.

- Partner with senior leaders to influence strategic decisions and deliver impactful governance outcomes across the University.
- Champion academic quality and compliance, ensuring alignment with legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the Academic Board function, driving effective governance, decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Provide trusted expert advice on academic policy, governance, quality assurance and emerging academic initiatives.
- Build governance capability and collaboration, embedding leading practice, managing risk and enabling strategic priorities.

About The Employer

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across our campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India, and our vibrant online environment. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university,



delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities., Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and creative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

About The Candidate

- Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience.
- Experience leading major functions, portfolios or strategic initiatives.
- Proven ability to operate at a senior leadership level.
- Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capability.
- Demonstrated ability to influence at executive level.
- Experience managing complexity, risk and organisational performance.
- Deep understanding of governance, policy and organisational context including statutory and regulatory context in which Universities operate, with specific regard to academic standards, encompassing academic governance; higher education standards and other relevant legislation; and higher education quality assurance.
- Experience in managing committee governance functions and operations.

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