"Director, Enterprise Change & Engagement"

• Shape enterprise wide change as Director, Enterprise Change & Engagement
• Full-time, fixed-term (till 2031) position based at our Hawthorn campus
• Attractive salary + 17% super and hybrid work environment

About the Role

The Director, Enterprise Change & Engagement provides strategic leadership across the University’s enterprise change, engagement, and communications agenda, ensuring major strategic, operational, and cultural transformations are well planned, clearly articulated, and sustainably embedded. The role plays a critical part in enabling successful change by shaping a coherent, institution wide approach that supports organisational readiness and long-term adoption.

Positioned within the Strategy & Transformation function, the role integrates enterprise change strategy with purposeful communications and engagement to create a compelling narrative that connects strategy, transformation initiatives, leadership intent, and staff experience. By maintaining a clear and consistent enterprise change story, the Director helps minimise change saturation and ensures leaders, staff, and key stakeholders understand what is changing, why it matters, and how they can contribute to success.

If you are a strategic change leader with a passion for enterprise transformation and impact at scale, we encourage you to apply.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Lead the development and execution of an enterprise change strategy aligned to the University’s strategic plan and transformation priorities.
• Provide oversight of change impact, readiness, and adoption across the enterprise, including sequencing, capacity, and cultural considerations.
• Establish and maintain enterprise wide change frameworks, methodologies, and standards which align business, transformation and delivery change management approaches across SUT.
• Lead the University’s enterprise transformation communications and engagement approach, ensuring clarity, consistency, and credibility of messaging.
• Oversee the design and delivery of integrated communications plans supporting strategy execution, major programs, and reform initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Director, Strategy & Transformation, senior leaders, and governance bodies on enterprise change and engagement risks and opportunities.

For more information please refer to the Job Description.

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Qualifications

• A postgraduate degree level qualification in a relevant discipline with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

Our Ad Astra strategy is the cornerstone of Swinburne’s bold ambition to lead globally in technology-driven education and research. This strategy positions us to create transformative solutions, empower learners, and partner with industry to thrive in an ever-changing world.

What We Offer You!

• Work your way with flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options and generous parental leave to support a balanced lifestyle.
• Exclusive staff discounts, including discounted Medibank health insurance, 50% off Swinburne courses and other partner offers.
• Swinburne offers 17% super and salary packaging options, including car leasing and extra super contributions.

Want to learn more? Head over to our benefits page!

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and your suitability for this position.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@swin.edu.au.

Applications Close: Sunday 8th of March at 11.00pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.

Please note the above number and DCR email address are for disability or reasonable adjustments queries only. General enquiries about the role can be sent to the Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@swin.edu.au (general enquiries will not be answered by phone).

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes. As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.

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