"Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning"

Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning

locations

Melbourne

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted Yesterday

job requisition id

JR45840

Overview:

• Full-time, Fixed term until the end of April 2027 
• Salary Level HEW 8 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements 
• Based at the Melbourne City Campus 

About the Position 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Workforce Planning and Reporting team for a Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning role within the College of Business and Law. If you are an experienced planning professional or senior administrator, and you’re passionate about developing and delivering impactful workforce initiatives, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. You are interested in, and excel at designing and implementing professional development, wellbeing, and engagement strategies. You use your ability to interpret and align planning data to ensure informed decision-making 

As the Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning you’ll be part of a friendly and dynamic team, working closely with stakeholders across Melbourne Schools. The role will oversee the academic workloads process, coordinate governance and communications, and ensure the College remains compliant with enterprise agreements. 

You see yourself as a leader, confidently taking ownership of workforce planning activities such as reporting and financial modelling. You are confident in providing strategic guidance and recommendations to Senior College leaders, shaping decisions that drive College success. 

To be successful in this position, you’ll have: 

• Demonstrated experience in establishing and developing systems, tools, and processes to support strategic and operational planning, preferably in the tertiary education environment. 
• High level interpersonal skills, ability to develop strong working relationships with staff at various organisational levels and influence internal and external clients. 
• Demonstrated diagnostic, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the proven ability to exercise autonomous judgement and provide creative solutions to complex business problems. 
• Demonstrated project management experience, including the ability to initiate, coordinate, and deliver projects through effective planning, resource allocation, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management, and conduct post-project evaluation and reporting. 
• Proven digital capabilities and technological understanding with an ability to use a variety of tools to ensure an end-to-end technology supported process and visualisation of outcomes. 
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures and systems and provide sound strategic advice in relation to operational and strategic planning. 
• Demonstrated ability to forge collaborative relationships across organisational boundaries and to connect and work with diverse stakeholders to maintain positive, productive relationships that influence improvements in planning and operations functions. 

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

About the College of Business and Law 

As one of the largest Business Schools in the Asia Pacific region, the College of Business and Law is comprised of five schools – four in Melbourne and one in Vietnam - delivering a broad range of programs in Business, ranging from Certificates up to PHD levels. Many programs articulate between Vocational Education and Higher Education, creating pathways for further study. RMIT Business programs are delivered in Melbourne, Vietnam, Singapore, Shanghai and Jakarta, as well as through Open Universities Australia (OUA) and RMIT Online. The College has an annual budget of approximately $280 million, employs over 1000 staff and delivers programs to approximately 30,000 students (20,000 EFTSL).  

In line with RMIT’s vision to be recognised as a global university of technology, design and enterprise, the College mission is to deliver in a global context innovative, industry-engaged education and applied research connected to business. The College assists in achieving the ambitions of RMIT’s new five-year strategic plan Ready for Life and Work by making active contributions towards life-changing experiences for students, creating passion with purpose for its staff and shaping the world with impactful research and global reach. In particular, the College has defined a number of initiatives which are summarised in three priority areas: enterprising, student experience and international mobility. 

The College is located on RMIT University’s City Campus and resides in the state of the art Swanston Academic and Emily McPherson buildings. For further details about the College, please visit: 

https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-colleges/college-of-business  

To Apply  

Please submit your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the position and what you would bring to the role by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.  

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Medina Hubanic (Talent Acquisition) at medina.hubanic@rmit.edu.au. 

Position Description

Applications Close:

15 Mar 2026 11.59 pm