- Drive system-wide change in Australia's leading health sciences faculty
- Build faculty-wide capability for sustainable organisational transformation
- Empower distributed leadership and embed a new operating model across the faculty
About our client
Hoffmann Reed has been exclusively engaged by the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Australia's premier health and biomedical faculty, to find a Director, Organisation Effectiveness and Governance to lead and embed a new operating model, creating a faculty-wide capability for continuous and distributed organisational change.
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you'll be working in a high calibre team in a collegiate environment with the following responsibilities:
- Lead implementation and embedding of the new Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences professional services operating model
- Enable effective and sustainable change through distributed ownership and capability-building
- Design pragmatic governance for decision-making, clarity, and system alignment
- Coordinate transformation activities to reduce duplication and inefficiency
- Equip local leaders to drive adoption, supported by practical approaches and strong engagement
- Continuously refine change delivery approaches using experimentation and feedback
About you
We are seeking motivated professionals with:
- Proven experience leading organisational transformation or operating model change in complex, multi-layered environments
- Ability to build capability in others, enabling and embedding local ownership of change
- A pragmatic, agile mindset with strong interpersonal, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working across functions and in matrix systems; comfortable leading through ambiguity and alignment
- High-level problem solving, judgement, and a record of service excellence.
Director, Organisation Effectiveness and Governance in Melbourne employer: Hoffmann Reed
The University of Melbourne is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration within the Melbourne School of Population & Global Health. With a strong commitment to employee development, you will have access to numerous growth opportunities and professional training, all while contributing to impactful research and education in a vibrant academic community.
