Head of School, Humanities and Social Sciences

at  Deakin University

Job no: 566602
Work type: Full-time
Location: Flexible

Categories: Arts, Education

• Based at either our Geelong Waurn Ponds or Melbourne Burwood campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 3 years
• Level D $165,549 - $182,092 or Level E $212,427 + 17% Superannuation

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Head of School, Humanities and Social Sciences, you will oversee the academic and operational leadership of the school. Reporting directly to the Executive Dean, you will collaborate closely with the Associate Heads of School, Associate Deans and representatives from Faculty Services and other Divisions. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the school provides outstanding educational experiences for its students, fosters world class research, scholarship and creative output whilst maintaining a sustainable financial and administrative model. Your leadership will be integral to the success of the school ensuring alignment with university goals and objectives.

As the Head of School, you will:

• Lead, mentor and inspire a team of skilled individuals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Provide guidance and support to both academic and professional employees in delivering strategic initiatives, ensuring their growth and development.
• Collaborate with aligned research and innovation institutes/centres and develop and implement strategic initiatives to enable research teams to succeed in funding opportunities for research, including applications for large-scale/strategic external competitive funding, funding for commercialisation and translation activities and other funding.
• Develop and implement strategic education initiatives that align with Deakin’s goals and future needs; and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and develop new teaching practices and frameworks to improve student learning outcomes.
• Contribute to the university’s community engagement activities and agenda. Demonstrate delivery of material outcomes aligned with the Deakin community engagement agenda.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• PhD in a relevant discipline or qualifications and experience commensurate with appointment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary academic unit, including people leadership, financial, operational and administrative functions.
• Demonstrated success and passion for leadership in teaching and research.
• Extensive experience conceptualising, developing and implementing contemporary solutions, strategies and services to achieve school/faculty and broader university objectives.