Director

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunities.

Based in the College of Science, Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital at the Roseworthy Campus, this full-time, continuing position offers the chance to lead a large-scale veterinary teaching hospital at the intersection of education, professional practice, research, and community service.

As Director, you will provide strategic, people-focused and influential leadership, guiding a high-performing clinical enterprise that delivers outstanding veterinary care while supporting the next generation of veterinary professionals. You will inspire multidisciplinary teams, drive growth, foster innovation, and strengthen partnerships.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic and people-focused leadership, guiding a high-performing, financially sustainable clinical teaching enterprise at the forefront of veterinary education and professional practice.
• Working across the University and with key stakeholders to shape and deliver Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital’s strategic direction.
• Fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring the hospital delivers outstanding clinical services while providing an exceptional learning environment for veterinary students and professionals.

This role will contribute directly to Adelaide University’s strategic ambitions and strengthen Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital’s position as a leading centre for veterinary teaching, practice and applied innovation.

To join our community and thrive in this role, you will likely have the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated success in senior people leadership roles, leading multidisciplinary teams.
• A proven ability to build positive workplace cultures and develop people to achieve their potential.
• Experience driving business growth, financial sustainability and organisational performance.
• Extensive experience in strategic and business planning, leading and sustaining innovation, continuous improvement and effective service delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise in people management, wellbeing and safety, budgeting and financial management, and strategic planning and policies and governance frameworks.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, communication, and negotiation skills.

We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels respected and valued. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of all ages, genders, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

For further information about this opportunity, please contact (quoting reference number 493564): Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.