Lead our Field Ecology Team initiative and play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective operation of  our projects, supporting high-impact research, and fostering strong community engagement. 

• Classification: ANU Officer 8 (Research) 
• Salary package: $115,511 - $123,519 per annum plus 17% superannuation 
• Terms: Full time, Continuing (contingent funded)  
• (flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hours will be considered)  

This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an  expected end date of 31 December 2027. 

• Impactful Work: Manage effective systems and operations to support ground breaking research that supports sustainable agriculture and biodiversity. 
• Leadership Opportunity You will support leadership development across the team and  build a team culture of learning, problem solving and collaboration to inspire others and  drive the work forward.  
• Collaborative Environment: Work within a vibrant and diverse community of scholars and  professionals. 

About the College 

The ANU by 2025 Strategic Plan calls for the University to serve society through  transformational research and education. As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is  driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of  large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital,  physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) hosts three  of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future. 

CSS brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific  systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College directly supports one of  the four pillars of ANU by 2025: to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique  responsibilities as Australia’s national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a  strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact  research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation post COVID-19. 

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education /  professional focus, experience and perspective. 

CSS is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors.  Our College is comprised of the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, School of  Engineering, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Mathematical Sciences Institute, and the  Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, supported by the Professional  Services Group. 

The Australian National University (ANU) is a world-renowned institution committed to excellence  in research and education. The Fenner School of Environment and Society is at the forefront of  interdisciplinary research, focusing on the complex interactions between environment and  society. Our Sustainable Farms initiative is dedicated to enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem  services on farms in Eastern Australia. 

About the opportunity 

This position is a continuing (contingent funded) appointment to lead our Field Ecology Team  initiative.  

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Operations Manager. This role is pivotal in ensuring  the effective and efficient operation of our projects, supporting high-impact research, and  fostering strong community engagement. 

Enquiries  

To enquire about this role, please contact Michelle Young, Project Director, Sustainable Farms,  via phone at +61 2 6125 1494 or email michelle.young@anu.edu.au or Karen Brock, Executive  Officer at karen.brock@anu.edu.au  

Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity 

ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes  applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from  culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, it is practice in the ANU College of  Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics to actively seek a gender mix of shortlisted candidates  for interview. For more information about staff equity at ANU,  

visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion  

We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage  applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have  taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside  of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their  work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we’ve described,  but you’re passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.  

What we offer 

The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life  balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year,  assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also  offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a  parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee  discounts, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more  information, visit: https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources