Senior Manager, Education - Faculty of Science

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At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.

The Faculty of Science teaches approximately 7000 full-time student equivalents, with an academic staff of approximately 500 and general staff of 300. The Faculty is one of the largest and most complex faculties of UNSW Sydney. It comprises the School of Aviation, Biological Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS), Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Mathematics and Statistics, Psychology, and Physics. It also includes several major Research Centres and field stations.

The Senior Manager, Education plays a key role within the Science Education Team in providing strategic and operational leadership for the Science Education Team. This collaborative role works closely with the academic leadership team, in particular the Dean, Deputy Dean Education and Associate Deans.

About the role

• $148k - $157k plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
• Continuing
• Full-time (35 hours per week)

The role reports to the Faculty Executive Director and has five direct reports.

Specific responsibilities for this role include:

• Work collaboratively with the academic executive to provide strategic leadership across the Education portfolio in the Faculty of Science including program offerings, education innovation, curriculum transformation and partnerships, and the development of collaborative, Faculty-wide educational practices that support high-quality delivery.
• Lead a thriving, effective and high performing team by developing, managing and engaging team members, diagnosing and addressing process, structural, and relationship roadblocks, driving improvements to ways of working, and fostering a strong, inclusive and accountable culture.
• Mentor and develop the Science Education team through clear objectives, comprehensive and high-quality feedback, and active support to remove barriers to performance, with a focus on continuous improvement, workforce capability and sustainable workload management.
• Implement and drive data-driven approaches across the Faculty, leading the provision of education-related reporting to the Schools and Faculty Executive.
• Contribute to the implementation of the Faculty’s strategic plan by providing strategic advice on educational priorities, aligning initiatives with long-term goals and enabling coordinated action across Schools, Faculty, and central units.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Science Education Team, including high-level resource and financial management, legal and governance matters, procurement, risk management, project management, performance monitoring and reporting and continuous improvement of operational processes.
• Provide high-level governance oversight to the Education portfolio, ensuring compliance, strategic alignment, and the effective functioning of education-related committees, processes, and decision-making frameworks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships and working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support collaboration across Schools and Faculty units, establish sustained educational practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration and efficiencies in service delivery in alignment with Faculty and UNSW strategic objectives.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values.
• Ensure hazards and risks psychosocial and physical are identified and controlled for tasks, projects, and activities that pose a health and safety risk within your area of responsibility.

About the successful applicant
(Selection criteria)

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualification with extensive management expertise, program management experience or postgraduate qualifications with extensive relevant experience, or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
• Extensive experience in successfully leading and managing a team with proven significant ability to motivate and create a positive workplace culture to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Experience undertaking high level strategic analysis, report writing, development of proposals for consideration by Faculty leaders.
• Strategic leadership experience in higher education, with a focus on program portfolio renewal, governance and quality assurance matters, and student load planning processes.
• Extensive operational management skills including planning, priority setting, with a proven ability to deal with multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proven skills and experience in strategic and resource planning within the higher education, goal setting and project management, using a data-driven approach.
• Excellent consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders including those internal and external to the Faculty.
• Outstanding interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Advanced level of computer literacy, working with a range of computer systems and applications, including Microsoft Office 365 suite including Teams, OneDrive, Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and with using UNSW’s enterprise systems.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

You should systematically address the selection criteria listed within the position description in your application.

For informal queries, please see the below contact details. 

Otherwise, please apply online - applications will not be accepted if sent directly to the contact listed.

Contact:
Tracey Kuit
E: t.kuit@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: August 26th, 2026

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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:-
• 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.

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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.