Position Number: 0010689
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 5 years
Department: Student and Scholarly Services
Salary: Senior Manager - Attractive salary p.a. including choice of 11.5% or 17% super
- Create a supportive, inclusive academic and social environment at Wilam Hall, fostering personal and academic growth.
- Lead Wilam Hall’s unique programs, enhancing student life through a collaborative and inclusive community approach.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
The Head of Wilam Hall oversees the academic and social environment to foster a supportive and enriching student experience. This role involves coordinating residential programs and services that support student well-being, academic success, and community connections. The Head will work with university leadership to elevate the profile of University Colleges and Residential Life and implement strategic initiatives for Wilam Hall’s diverse student community.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and maintain a safe, friendly and educationally purposeful living environment for residents to ensure students thrive at the University of Melbourne.
- Engage, inspire and build strong relationships with students to live and work together respectfully and to achieve academic and personal success
- Lead and manage a professional, reliable and layered pastoral care system, which proactively nurtures residents' wellbeing and reactively manages student welfare issues, incidents and crises.
- Work collaboratively with areas of the University and cross-functionally across Student and Scholarly Services to enable wholistic support and service provision for students.
Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional interpersonal skills for engaging and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, excels in team leadership and mentoring, fosters high-performance teams, and brings versatility, initiative, and a strong capacity for driving innovation and continuous improvement.
You will also have:
- A relevant postgraduate qualification, preferably at doctoral level (Academic Level C/D) and proven leadership and management expertise at an educational institution. Preference will be given to those whose experience is in the higher education sector.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic and operational plans, and to establish and implement initiatives that enable successful execution of plans.
- Proven ability to develop strong relationships and engage, collaborate, consult and negotiate with a broad group of internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including donors, senior managers and students.
- A strong track record of outstanding management and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative and cooperative work environment and develop high performing teams.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Student and Scholarly Services
Student and Scholarly Services provides student administration and services from recruitment and point of enquiry to graduation. This team also delivers wellbeing and scholarly services to students and staff.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- A relevant postgraduate qualification, preferably at doctoral level (Academic Level C/D) and proven leadership and management expertise at an educational institution. Preference will be given to those whose experience is in the higher education sector.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic and operational plans, and to establish and implement initiatives that enable successful execution of plans.
- Proven ability to develop strong relationships and engage, collaborate, consult and negotiate with a broad group of internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including donors, senior managers and students.
- A strong track record of outstanding management and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative and cooperative work environment and develop high performing teams.
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the above, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Susan Bradley via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Internal/ Existing employees are strongly encouraged to speak with their current people leaders prior to submitting your application.
Applications close: Wednesday 20th November 2024 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) / Melbourne time zone.
Position Description: 
Head, Wilam Hall - Position Description .pdf
Position Description
