"Manager (Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration Virtual National Centre)"

Are you an experienced Manager with a passion for operations and project management? Do you thrive in roles that require strategic thinking and operational excellence?

Join us and play a key management role in the establishment of the Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration (ACDC) Virtual National Centre at the University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba campus.

In collaboration with the Cotton Research Development Corporation (CRDC) and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), UniSQ has been selected as a lead strategic partner for the ACDC which will see our renowned crop scientists leading research into crop disease, shaping a future where cotton production thrives.

Who you are

You are a consummate professional with a knack for collaboration and project management. Your ability to build and maintain strong relationships comes naturally to you, and you thrive in environments where teamwork is valued.

As a self-starter with a proactive mindset, you also excel in autonomous settings and relish the opportunity to be an integral part of a team who are mitigating the economic impact of disease on the Australian cotton industry.

What you'll do

In this key role, you will provide high level strategic and operational management for the newly established ACDC Virtual National Centre. You will work collaboratively with key stakeholders and be an integral member of the leadership team by overseeing the project plan to ensure successful project delivery of the ACDC Virtual National Centre’s Strategic Plan.

Your initial priorities will include:

• Establishing the ACDC Virtual National Centre and providing contract management to bring all relevant partners on board.
• Ensuring that the ACDC strategic objectives and KPI’s are met within the first 6-12 months, and throughout the program’s life.
• Establishing the various committees as part of the governance of the ACDC.

What will help you succeed

Your ability to lead project management initiatives along with your exceptional communication skills and ability to build collaborative stakeholder relationships, will be key to your success in this role. You will also have:

• Relevant postgraduate qualification with extensive experience and expertise in a professional services field, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• An ability to independently organise and manage a wide variety of complex tasks and projects to meet conflicting priorities and achieve high quality strategic outcomes.
• Experience in preparing reports, plans, policies, briefing papers and other complex documentation to provide recommendations and advice to key stakeholders.

For further information about this role, please contact Associate Professor Sambasivam Periyannan, Associate Professor (Crop Molecular Genetics), via +61 7 4631 1502 or Sambasivam.Periyannan@unisq.edu.au. 

To find out more about the ACDC Virtual National Centre, please visit https://www.unisq.edu.au/research/acdc. 

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.usq.edu.au.

Reference Number: 0079_04/24

Location: Toowoomba

Term: Part-time fixed term appointment until 30 June 2028 (28.8 hrs/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $103,228 pa to $118,537 pa (includes salary range of $87,223 pa to $100,158 pa, employer super contributions up to 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Monday, 2 September 2024 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.

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