Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV101013#004

• Lead the enterprise-wide implementation of ACU's Education and Student Success Plan (ESSP).
• Drive transformation through design and delivery excellence.
• ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions.
• Full time, continuing role at our Melbourne or North Sydney campus with some hybrid flexibility

About the role:

Operating within the PSH Education and Catholic Mission , the Senior Manager, Strategy Delivery and Design leads the enterprise-wide implementation of ACU's Education and Student Success Plan (ESSP), providing high-level strategic leadership, expert advice and oversight to ensure ESSP priorities are translated into integrated strategies, sustainable operating models, and measurable organisational outcomes across the University. Operating with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, the role is responsible for driving complex, large-scale, cross-functional strategic initiatives that support ACU's Vision 2033 and advance the University's education, student success, and Catholic mission objectives. Working closely with senior executives, ESSP domain leads and co-leads, this role influences direction, strengthens execution capability and addresses delivery risks to embed consistent approaches to planning, governance, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement. The role is also responsible for leading complex strategic initiatives within the Professional Services Hub (PSH) Education and Catholic Mission Portfolios. Where initiatives span multiple functional areas, this will involve significant change or require advanced design and delivery capability. In these contexts, the role sets delivery frameworks, coordinates multi-stakeholder implementation, resolves issues, and ensures outcomes are achieved. Applying human-centred design, systems thinking and advanced program delivery expertise, the role shapes how initiatives are designed and embedded in practice, contributing to measurable improvements in student outcomes and organisational effectiveness. Through this work, the role acts as a steward of delivery discipline and strategic coherence, enabling ACU to realise the intent of its strategy in a consistent, scalable, and sustainable way in alignment with the university's Catholic mission and values.

For full position details, refer to the position description

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Monica Chen, Associate Director, Strategy & Ops - PSH Education and Catholic Mission at: monica.chen@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $181,480 - $181,480 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $153,581 - $153,581 (pro rata) pa (HEW 10 Base 1), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here .

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: populate your candidate application details, including your:

• Resume.
• Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 28-JUN-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences. ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact recruitment@acu.edu.au to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.