Role type and salary
Role type: Full time, Fixed term for 3 years Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences School: Office of the Chief Operating Officer Salary: Senior Manager 1 salary package including 17% super Build enduring capability for transformation. Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and career development opportunities.
Your next career opportunity
In this senior role, you will lead how MDHS designs, delivers and sustains organisational change. You will build a coherent, Faculty-wide approach for embedding organisation effectiveness initiatives with a people-centred approach.
What you will deliver
Lead implementation and embedding of MDHS's new professional services operating model across Schools and Faculty functions.
Design and refine governance that supports clear priorities, effective decision-making and flow without unnecessary bureaucracy or duplication.
Build distributed change capability by equipping local leaders with practical tools, frameworks, coaching and ongoing peer support.
Coordinate transformation initiatives across MDHS, identifying dependencies, reducing fragmentation and aligning activity to strategic intent.
Use experimentation, feedback and data to iterate change approaches and continuously improve organisational effectiveness over time.
You may be a great fit if you
Demonstrate learning agility and adaptability when leading change in complex, multi-layered organisations.
Bring substantial experience delivering operating model or organisational transformation with distributed ownership, not centralised control.
Operate confidently in matrix environments, working across functions, Schools and external partners to align priorities and delivery.
Apply pragmatic judgement to governance and change frameworks, avoiding over-Engineering while safeguarding accountability and clarity.
Build trust and credibility with senior leaders, influencing through insight, coaching and partnership rather than directive authority.
Lead and develop professional staff, fostering a high-performing, collaborative team culture focused on service excellence.
What we offer you
Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and wellbeing
Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership,



and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and wellbeing, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
Health and wellbeing services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
Your new team – Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
You will join the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Australia's largest biomedical faculty. The Faculty partners closely with leading hospitals, research institutes and health services to improve health outcomes. Professional staff and academics collaborate to deliver world-class education, research and clinical innovation.
As Director, Organisation Effectiveness and Governance, you will partner with senior leaders to shape how change happens. The team values curiosity, evidence-informed decisions and practical solutions that make work simpler and impact more sustainable.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb. We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians. Visit our Indigenous staff page to learn more about our investment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with our Indigenous Employment & Development team at .




You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
Applications close: Tuesday 23rd June **** at 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
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