"General Manager College of Sport, Health & Engineering"

Job Description

• Exciting Opportunity within our Higher Education Portfolio
• Leadership Role Offered on a Fixed Term for 5 years at Full Time
• Located at our Footscray Park Campus

Victoria University (VU) is seeking an experienced and inclusive leader who will be committed to continue positioning VU, as well as the College, as a leading and inclusive University.

The Opportunity:

This leadership role within VU’s Higher Education Portfolio, will provide strategic advice and professional support to the Executive Dean and College Executive team to ensure the effective management of the College to drive whole-of-enterprise outcomes. This role’s deliverables will enable Victoria University (VU) to achieve the objectives of its 2022-2028 Strategic Plan: Start well, finish brilliantly.

As a critical member of the College Executive Team, you will be responsibilities for:

• Implementing learning and teaching, research with impact
• industry engagement activities
• business development, project management and execution of operational and strategic initiatives
• devising and implementing the College Operational Plans and associated reporting
• implement student-centred initiatives through effective decision-making
• leading and cultivating high performance multi-functional teams

An attractive remuneration package is on offer to be negotiated, including an employer superannuation contribution of 17%.

About the College:

The College comprises the disciplines of:

• Built Environment, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Biomedicine and Life Science (Nutrition and Dietetics, Anatomy and Physiology, Science, and Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Science)
• Clinical Science (Psychology, Counselling, and Dermal Science)
• Nursing and Midwifery
• Allied Health (Social Work, Speech Pathology, Paramedicine, and Public Health)
• Sport and Movement Sciences (Sport and Exercise Science, Physiotherapy, Osteopathy and Chiropractic).

The focus for the College is to create opportunities for greater interdisciplinary work between disciplines in terms of teaching and research. The College offers a variety of courses ranging from undergraduate degrees through to postgraduate qualifications, with most programs offering learning experiences in close association with key industry partners.

About You:

VU’s collaborative working environment will help you thrive and achieve the best outcomes for yourself, the solutions you manage and the diverse teams you inspire.  You will:-

• Have extensive experience in the development and implementation of strategic plans and operational processes for improving services in a fast paced and high pressured environment
• An ability to be proactive and respond to urgent and critical matters, on behalf of the Executive Dean.
• An ability to develop creative solutions to complex strategic and operational issues.
• Have significant leadership capabilities including the ability to positively motivate and lead staff.
• Demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills including experience with developing business cases, reports and presentation material in a clear and concise manner.
• Be able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders that align to the University’s and College’s goals.

How to APPLY:

To access a copy of the position description, please click here: Position Description - General Manager College of Sport, Health & Engineering

• You must submit your application as asingle document comprising your cover letter, CV, and your responses to the selection criteria listed in the position description.

APPLICATIONS CLOSING DATE: Sunday the 1st of February 2026 at 11:59pm (AEDT)

For enquiries related to the role, please contact Professor Karen Dodd,Executive Dean CoSHE at Karen.Dodd@vu.edu.au