Excellent opportunity to join the Central Operations Services senior management team
Located at Camperdown/ Darlington Campus
Full-time fixed term (3 year) position offering a competitive salary and a generous superannuation component

About the opportunity

We are seeking an extensively experienced Director, Technical Support Services to join our Central Operations Services team. As the Director, Technical Support Services (TSS) you will be the strategic and operational lead for the unit, representing TSS interests in PSU-wide decision-making processes.

This position will see you focusing on anticipating and proactively meeting the needs of the University from a technical services and research infrastructure perspective, to ensure the University is well-placed to compete on a global scale. You will drive a safety-first agenda and embed system safety principles in all activities, decisions and governance structures.

This is a senior engagement role focusing on driving high-quality client-focused outcomes for the University that support the aims of the Strategic Plan and to deliver maximum operational value at the highest efficiency and effectiveness.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Director, Technical Support Services (TSS) who can demonstrate:

experience in defining and delivering organisational change to promote engagement and support for change
experience in leading educational technical services and scientific laboratories (ideally in a tertiary education institution)
strong leadership skills with the ability to lead a large and diverse team that is effective, engaged and focused on delivering results
high levels of influencing skills with the ability to partner and develop relationships with key stakeholders
experience in the definition of required infrastructure, equipment and staff organisation to support readiness of a new laboratory operating environment

About us

As part of the Operations portfolio, COS is responsible for the strategic asset management of the University’s infrastructure assets and the delivery of customer centric, quality operational services for our internal clients (staff, researchers, academics and ultimately students). COS consists of four portfolios that collectively achieve this objective:

Technical Support Services (TSS) including myLab
Asset Management and Operations
Shared Services Centre
Service Excellence, including enablement functions such as Metrics & Reporting, L&D, Strategy, Continuous Improvement, Contract Management, WHS, Relationship Management, Planning & scheduling etc.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

How to apply

For more information on the position and University, please view the position description available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the Job Reference No. 2675/1219F to apply.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Closing date: 11:30pm, 10 January 2020

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.