"Operations Manager, AgriPark - 497605"

Reference no: 497605

Work type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Wagga Wagga

Categories: Governance, Research, Management

• Be a part of our exciting journey towards commercial growth 
• Oversee the AgriPark project portfolio 
• Hybrid working arrangements - work from home up to 2 days per week 

The role

• Full time, Fixed term (12 months) 
• Level 8 - $107,199 to $121,340 p.a. (plus 17% superannuation)
• Wagga Wagga 

Bring your technical skills and experience to this pivotal role, you will focus on planning, implementing, and managing activities that propel AgriPark’s current and future success. Key responsibilities will include: 

• Develop and implement operational frameworks that support AgriPark growth 
• Ensure governance and compliance with industry standards and best practices
• Oversee project portfolios, asset management and stakeholder engagement

About you 

• Demonstrated capability to develop and implement systems, including policies and procedures, for commercial services in a university setting, and experience in creating evaluation and reporting strategies to ensure compliance with standards.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with university staff, partners, contractors, third parties, and external authorities.
• Proven ability to take initiative in problem-solving and decision-making, maintain confidentiality and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Hold a current Class C driver’s license.

Benefits 

• Work life balance (including a hybrid work model)
• Professional development opportunities
• Enjoy salary packaging and sacrifice options
• Sporting facilities (pool, tennis courts, fields) and car parking on our campuses
• Onsite childcare facilities

Visit our website to learn more about our great range of employee benefits.

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

The Agrisciences Research and Business Park (AgriPark) based on Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga campus is a key step in the University’s long held vision and commitment to support, facilitate and grow the nations agricultural sector. It provides dedicated infrastructure, services and support to allow innovative industry to co-locate, integrate and collaborate with each other and the multidisciplinary research strengths at Charles Sturt University to meet emerging national and global challenges and enable major advances over the coming decades.

Charles Sturt University is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. This is demonstrated through our Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Award and our participation as a member in the Australian Workplace Equality Index. Applications are encouraged from Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles); people who identify as LGBTIQA+; and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the Position Description or by contacting:

Kelli Edwards | Manager, AgriPark | kedwards@csu.edu.au | 

Closing Date: 11 pm, 2 September 2024 (2 weeks) 

Position Description

Advertised: 19 Aug 2024 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 02 Sep 2024 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time