School Manager
Job No.: 684996
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $140,157 - $148,769 pa HEW Level 09 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Are you an experienced leader with strong strategic planning capabilities, excellent administrative insight, and a passion for supporting research and teaching excellence? The School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment is seeking a dedicated School Manager to join the leadership team.
As School Manager, you will:
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Support the Head of School to deliver the School’s strategy and ensure seamless alignment with operations
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Manage and oversee all governance and administrative functions including finance, human resources
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Oversee the School’s operational budget, undertake strategic planning and implement and monitor a sustainable resource framework
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Lead and implement change initiatives across the School by fostering inclusive consultation, ensuring strategies are aligned with educational objectives, and maintaining effective communication with staff and students throughout transitions
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Provide leadership and direction to administrative, technical, and professional staff, ensuring high‑quality service delivery and effective support for all stakeholders
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Provide advice to the Head of School and members of the School Executive, contributing strategic and operational insight to decision‑making at the highest level
As the successful candidate you will have experience in strategic leadership, preferably in a university or large, complex organisational environment and strong financial acumen, with experience overseeing budgets, resource allocation, and financial planning.
If you would like to be part of shaping the future of a dynamic School dedicated to Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental sciences then apply today! Work with a talented, multidisciplinary team, in an environment that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
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.
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: Professor Andrew Mackintosh, Head of School, School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Andrew.Mackintosh@monash.edu
Position Description: School Manager
Applications Close: Thursday 9 October 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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