Director of Environment and Sustainability (RMIT University)

Overview: Director, Built Environment & Sustainability Join RMIT's flourishing College of Vocational Education. Impactful role with accountability for ensuring outstanding student experience and applied learning outcomes. Based at the Melbourne campus with delivery teams also at Bundoora campus About the Role The Director, Built Environment & Sustainability is a key leadership position within RMIT's College of Vocational Education (CoVE). This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and drive the strategic direction of the industry cluster, leveraging RMIT’s leading edge teaching and learning facilities to provide exceptional learning outcomes for students. As the Director, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, innovative, and industry-relevant vocational programs. You will lead teams through significant cultural changes, modernize business processes, and build on RMIT’s robust industry connections. Your leadership will be critical in ensuring that RMIT remains at the forefront of vocational education, empowering learners and equipping them for the future of work. To be considered for this role, leading the Built Environment and Sustainability cluster you must be able to demonstrate: Demonstrated educational leadership experience in leading vocational education program teams, including apprenticeships, traineeships, up to advanced diplomas. Strong industry experience aligned to the cluster including deep experience working with professional trades across building and construction, electrical, refrigeration and instrument, plumbing and carpentry, surveying, and building design. Proven people leadership experience at scale with a track record of building a high performing culture that supports student-centric delivery and continuous improvement. Extensive experience in strategic and tactical leadership within a complex and dynamic environment. High-level interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to consult with senior executives and external bodies. Strong understanding of budget management, quality maintenance, and good governance within an educational context. Proven leadership and influencing skills, with the capacity to initiate and manage projects and organizational change programs. Qualifications: Relevant qualifications and proven expertise in the leadership of large-scale operational teams in a commercial or educational environment, with relevant industry experience. Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check. About the College of Vocational Education The purpose of RMIT’s College of Vocational Education is to empower learners and our industry, community and government partners to succeed in the new world of work. Our five-year strategic roadmap, ALiVE@RMIT, purposefully guides everything we do in vocational education to deliver our vision: to position RMIT as a leading multi-sector provider with global impact and influence. Led by our Deputy Vice Chancellor, the College of VE is reimagining how we deliver vocational education to create unique experiences for our students and partners, so we can: lead in practice-based learning empower learners for the future of work engage industry and community at scale grow for impact and influence The College of VE is delivering impact through transformation that creates long-term change. To Apply Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your interest and suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page. For further information about this position and complete selection criteria, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Ben Cass via email ben.cass@rmit.edu.au Position Description – Director, Built Environment & Sustainability Please note, if you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to RMIT's Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page. Due to recent upgrades, position description links may not work on LinkedIn advertisements. #LI-Hybrid Applications Close: 6 Nov 2024 11.59 pm RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT *(including alternate formats of application forms)*. To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, via talentsupport@rmit.edu.au or visit our Careers page for more contact information - https://www.rmit.edu.au/careers . We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Adminoxy

Overview:

Director, Built Environment & Sustainability

Join RMIT's flourishing College of Vocational Education.
Impactful role with accountability for ensuring outstanding student experience and applied learning outcomes.
Based at the Melbourne campus with delivery teams also at Bundoora campus

About the Role

The Director, Built Environment & Sustainability is a key leadership position within RMIT's College of Vocational Education (CoVE). This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and drive the strategic direction of the industry cluster, leveraging RMIT’s leading edge teaching and learning facilities to provide exceptional learning outcomes for students.

As the Director, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, innovative, and industry-relevant vocational programs. You will lead teams through significant cultural changes, modernize business processes, and build on RMIT’s robust industry connections. Your leadership will be critical in ensuring that RMIT remains at the forefront of vocational education, empowering learners and equipping them for the future of work.

To be considered for this role, leading the Built Environment and Sustainability cluster you must be able to demonstrate:

Demonstrated educational leadership experience in leading vocational education program teams, including apprenticeships, traineeships, up to advanced diplomas.
Strong industry experience aligned to the cluster including deep experience working with professional trades across building and construction, electrical, refrigeration and instrument, plumbing and carpentry, surveying, and building design.
Proven people leadership experience at scale with a track record of building a high performing culture that supports student-centric delivery and continuous improvement.
Extensive experience in strategic and tactical leadership within a complex and dynamic environment.
High-level interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to consult with senior executives and external bodies.
Strong understanding of budget management, quality maintenance, and good governance within an educational context.
Proven leadership and influencing skills, with the capacity to initiate and manage projects and organizational change programs.

Qualifications:

Relevant qualifications and proven expertise in the leadership of large-scale operational teams in a commercial or educational environment, with relevant industry experience.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the College of Vocational Education

The purpose of RMIT’s College of Vocational Education is to empower learners and our industry, community and government partners to succeed in the new world of work. Our five-year strategic roadmap, ALiVE@RMIT, purposefully guides everything we do in vocational education to deliver our vision: to position RMIT as a leading multi-sector provider with global impact and influence.

Led by our Deputy Vice Chancellor, the College of VE is reimagining how we deliver vocational education to create unique experiences for our students and partners, so we can:

lead in practice-based learning
empower learners for the future of work
engage industry and community at scale
grow for impact and influence

The College of VE is delivering impact through transformation that creates long-term change.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your interest and suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position and complete selection criteria, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Ben Cass via email ben.cass@rmit.edu.au

Position Description – Director, Built Environment & Sustainability

Please note, if you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to RMIT's Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page. Due to recent upgrades, position description links may not work on LinkedIn advertisements.

#LI-Hybrid

Applications Close:

6 Nov 2024 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, via talentsupport@rmit.edu.au or visit our Careers page for more contact information - https://www.rmit.edu.au/careers .

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Adminoxy

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