Director, Enablement

• Maintain oversight of priorities, risks, and opportunities to support informed decisions
• Enable delivery of key programs and effective ways of working
• Lead initiatives that improve effectiveness and delivery capability
• Act as a strategic and operational partner to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Services and Operations
• Translate strategy into action, aligning people, resources, and initiatives to deliver measurable outcomes
• Lead a specialist enablement team to drive continuous improvement, coordinated program delivery, and people-centred transformation
• Shape how Student Services and Operations deliver impact

• Demonstrated experience operating as a trusted adviser or chief of staff to a senior executive in a large, complex organisation, with the ability to manage sensitive information and exercise sound judgement
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, managing competing priorities and progressing complex work with minimal direction while maintaining alignment to broader organisational goals
• Strong financial acumen, including experience contributing to divisional budget planning, workforce planning, and resource management
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear executive briefings, reports, and presentations for senior governance audiences
• Experience building credibility and collaborative relationships across a matrixed organisation, influencing without direct authority across diverse teams and senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain performance frameworks, governance structures, and reporting mechanisms that drive accountability and continuous improvement
• Proven ability to lead and deliver continuous improvement, service design, or program enablement functions, with experience applying structured methodologies (e.g. Lean, human-centred design, agile) in a professional services context
• Completion of a degree level qualification and/or an equivalent combination of skills, training and experience in executive support in a large complex organisation preferably in higher education

Experience in higher education or a similarly complex public sector environment, with an understanding of the governance, regulatory, and cultural context in which universities operate

• 26 Weeks paid parental leave for primary care givers
• 17% Superannuation contribution
• Health and fitness membership options
• Accommodation and Car Hire discounts
• Health Insurance and Banking
• Novated Leasing