About the Role
Are you passionate about leveraging data to drive strategic decisions and enhance research performance? Swinburne Research is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to lead our Research Analytics Services team. As the Manager, Research Analytics Services, you will play a pivotal role in managing and analyzing enterprise research data to inform strategy, measure performance, and ensure compliance.
In this key leadership position, you will oversee a specialist team responsible for the collection, management, reporting, and analysis of research data. Your expertise will support the University's strategic direction by providing high-quality insights and analysis, managing data quality, and ensuring compliance with internal and external reporting requirements.
About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
· Substantial experience in complex data collection, analysis and reporting within a large organisation, meeting both internal management and statutory reporting requirements.
· Excellent organisational and project management experience in scoping, planning and managing complex projects, as well as the ability to prioritise work processes and manage resources to meet agreed standards in a high-pressure environment with tight timelines.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences and prepare high-level correspondence, reports, and presentations.
· Demonstrable ability to proactively identify data needs and potential information value from disparate sources of data, and to subsequently deliver that value in a manner that leads and aids the decision-making process.
· Knowledge of the higher education and research sectors in Australia, especially in relation to research funding, research impact and TEQSA threshold standards.
· Strong and demonstrable team leadership and management skills that promote excellence, collaboration, and inclusivity, with the ability to effectively lead a professional team, manage change initiatives, and oversee workforce planning and performance.
Qualifications
· Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/ training.
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburnes strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.
To Apply
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Applications Close: 11pm, Friday 4th April 2025
Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.
Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.
We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.
We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.
Please note the above number and DCR email address are for disability or reasonable adjustments queries only. General enquiries about the role can be sent to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au (general enquiries will not be answered by phone).
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