Operations Manager, Psychology
Job No.: 684858
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Drive impact as Operations Manager at a world top 50 University
- Join a collaborative team supporting research and education excellence
- Shape operations that enable extraordinary ideas and discovery
The Opportunity
Take on a pivotal role as Operations Manager and drive the seamless delivery of the School’s core functions. Overseeing HR, finance, health, safety, infrastructure and space, you will ensure operations align with University priorities and support the School’s ambitious goals. With responsibility for leading-edge diverse research facilities including BrainPark, the Turner Clinics and the Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory, your leadership will directly enable research and training that creates meaningful impact.
This role offers the chance to lead a skilled operations team, manage complex projects and provide expert advice that shapes strategic decision-making. You will coordinate space planning, refurbishments and relocations, oversee risk and compliance and deliver operational initiatives that create a supportive environment for staff, students and researchers to thrive.
The position calls for strong operational management expertise, postgraduate qualifications or equivalent experience and highly developed leadership, planning and organisational skills. Your ability to interpret legislation and policy, manage resources effectively and motivate a high-performing team will be key to your success.
If you are ready to take on a role where your skills will support world-class research and education, we invite you to apply and be part of a School committed to innovation and collaboration.
On-campus presence is required and this role offers up to one day per week working from home.
Monash University seeks applicants for this opportunity who are able to demonstrate present valid and current Australian work rights.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to
'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Penny Rowlett, School Manager,+61 3 9905 4028
Position Description: Operations Manager
Applications Close: Wednesday 15 October 2025,11:55pm AEST
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