Job Description

• Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 8 $118,801 - $136,018 (4% increase will apply from 29 June 2026) + 17% Superannuation

Benefits for working with us!

At Deakin, we offer more than just a job — we offer a lifestyle. Across our campuses in Geelong, Melbourne, and regional Victoria, you’ll find everything you need to thrive: on-site childcare, gyms, medical centres, cafes, accessible public transport, and convenient parking. Enjoy flexible working arrangements that support your work-life balance, generous leave entitlements including extended parental leave and the option to purchase additional time off, plus a wide range of staff discounts on travel and more. Our health and wellbeing services, ongoing professional development opportunities, and inclusive, supportive culture make Deakin a place where you can grow — whether you're working remotely or immersed in the vibrant energy of campus life.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across our campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India, and our vibrant online environment. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

About the role:
As a Consultant, Change and Improvement you will be part of the university-wide change management and improvement function. In collaboration with the Principal Consultant and key stakeholders, you will take a proactive approach to delivering change management, process improvement and development of solutions on priority projects, processes and initiatives.

You will work collaboratively to drive and deliver consistent change and process improvement practices, identify and understand challenges and opportunities, facilitate outcomes and implement university-wide frameworks and governance practices to deliver robust, end-to-end change management and process improvement services in collaboration with leaders and teams.

As a Consultant, Change and Improvement, you will:

• Lead end-to-end change management, process improvement capability development and change adoption solutions
• Facilitate workshops to understand and map processes, current and possible future state and co-design implementation activities
• Leverage and apply university-wide frameworks, methodologies and practices to achieve process improvement and change management outcomes
• Evaluate, plan, and implement change and process improvements in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Improve practices and ensure buy in for new ways of working
• Analyse problems, weigh up a range of options to identify accessible and inclusive solutions and translate complex issues into clear and understandable goals and targets for Deakin
• Actively encourage and coach others to question traditional assumptions, promote ideas and review practices and policies and translate into tangible change and workplace improvements

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Experience supporting projects within a large scale and complex organisation
• Knowledge of systems, process and business improvement capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to effectively design, develop and implement change initiatives
• Experience designing effective solutions to complex business and technical problems
• Appropriate change methodology certification

Here's how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Jenny Martinez, Principal Consultant, Change & Improvement on jennifer.martinez@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

Consultant Change and Improvement - HEW 8_PD.pdf

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Sunday the 14th June.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks:

In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process. A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence. A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.