Strategy Manager, CSIRO

CSIRO

Location:
Australia, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

Category:
Consulting

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

131000.00 - 153000.00 AUD / Year

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Strategy Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the strategic direction of the organisation. As the Strategy Manager, you will work closely with senior leaders and technical experts, to lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of organisational strategies, ensuring they are evidence-based, future-focused, and operationally feasible. This includes supporting long-term planning, horizon scanning, performance measurement, and strategic communications to internal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the development and review of the agency's enterprise vision
Build relationships with CSIRO leaders and cross-functional collaborators
Design and implement frameworks for strategic decision-making
Working with CSIRO leaders to develop evidence-based enterprise strategic direction through structured problem solving and stakeholder engagement
Leading the development and review of the agency’s enterprise vision, strategy and delivery plans, ensuring alignment with government priorities, scientific directions, and stakeholder expectations
Working across the organisation to integrate strategy into science planning, capability development, investment decisions, and program delivery
Designing and implementing frameworks for strategic decision-making, including Key Performance Indicators, outcomes measurement, and prioritisation models
Building relationships with CSIRO leaders to identify strategic projects of common interest and developing or supporting the production of high-quality insights and plans
Managing and contributing to strategic projects, including cross-sector collaborations, policy alignment, and organisational transformation initiatives
Building strong relationships across scientific, policy, and operational teams to embed strategic thinking throughout the agency
Periodically reviewing team priorities, goals, work pipelines, and overseeing day-to-day operations to ensure quality of deliverables and effective team performance
Developing high-quality presentations and reports, including Executive Team and Board papers, submissions and other written or presentation materials

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with 7+ years’ experience across disciplines, preferably in a corporate strategy team
Demonstrated success in leading enterprise level strategy development and implementation in an environment of high ambiguity and complexity
Strong track record of working across strategy to execution lifecycle, with experience in leading or delivering elements of the lifecycle, including program and project management experience – designing, planning, and budgeting, monitoring, and reporting
Strong track record of working closely with senior leaders, driving strategic alignment and shared understanding of priorities, clear commitment from senior leaders to cascade strategy into operations, and coordination across the organisation
Experience in using strategic tools and methodologies such as theory of change, logic models, futures thinking and scenario planning to undertake diagnostics and provide high-level analysis and insights on complex topics to support strategic decision-making
Exceptional oral and written communication, interpersonal, negotiation and representational skills, with demonstrated ability to build and manage stakeholder relationships across diverse teams and large organisations

What we offer:

up to 15.4% superannuation
Flexible working arrangements
Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 30, 2025

Expiration:
July 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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Strategy Manager

CSIRO

Location:Australia, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

Category:Consulting

Contract Type:Employment contract