Job Description

Blakcademy Manager (Faculty of Medicine & Health)

• Employment Type: Full - time (35 hours a week)
• Duration: Continuing
• Remuneration $127,351 base (+17% superannuation, leave loading)
• Work rights: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
• Location: Kensington campus, NSW (This role requires full time on site)

Blakcademy, Faculty of Medicine & Health

The Blakcademy is the Faculty of Medicine & Health’s First Peoples Academy, leading First Peoples education, student success, research, and community partnerships. Through self-determination, cultural capability, and anti-racism, the Blakcademy works to improve First Peoples health outcomes and ensure graduates are prepared to provide culturally safe and equitable healthcare.

The Opportunity

Play a key role within the Faculty of Medicine & Health, providing operational leadership and effective management across the four pillars of the Blakcademy, which include: First Peoples Education, Student Success, Research & Research Training, and Community Partnerships. The role is essential to advance, develop and evaluate and maintain teaching, student success, research and community partnerships strategies that align with the Blakcademy’s key priorities in line with the Faculty’s Strategy Medicine & Health 2030 and the UNSW Strategy Progress for All. The role supports and provides strategic and operational management advice to the Deputy Dean Indigenous and Associate Dean First Peoples Education & Student Success on the full range of Blakcademy activities and performance.

Key skills and experience required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in financial planning and management and proven ability to interpret financial data to provide high quality advice.
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking engagement activities and working with First Peoples communities to support integration of Indigenous culture and cultural values in a higher education setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of interpersonal skills to engage effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong consultation, influencing and negotiation skills with demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven skills and experience in resource planning, goal setting and project management.
• Demonstrated experience in business improvement activities or leading change processes.
• Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• Highly competent computer literacy skills.

Full details can be found in the position description.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Additional 3 days leave during Christmas holidays
• Career development opportunities
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

How to apply:

Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate cover letter addressing the key skills and experience for the role listed in the Position Description.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for. These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:

• Confirmation of Aboriginality documentation
• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

Enquiries:

Merita O'Connell – Talent Acquisition Partner E: merita.oconnell@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Sunday 28th June before 11.30pm Sydney time.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.