Melbourne Research and Enterprise Portfolio | Chancellery
Continuing | Full-time

The Director, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) will lead a broad remit spanning strategy execution, governance, operational excellence, performance reporting, executive coordination and cross-portfolio collaboration. The role will provide high-level advice to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and support the effective operation of the Melbourne Research and Enterprise Portfolio.

You will be a highly credible senior leader with demonstrated experience operating in a complex, matrixed organisation. You will bring sound judgement, strong strategic execution capability and the ability to influence across senior stakeholder groups. You will be comfortable working with ambiguity, shaping priorities,
strengthening governance and enabling delivery through others.

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Closing date: Wednesday 15 July 11.59pm AEST

The University of Melbourne is Australia's premier university and one of the world's leading academic institutions. With a community of more than 80,000 students and staff, and deep ties to government, industry, and civil society in Australia and beyond, it is a place with genuine reach and consequence - committed to the idea that knowledge, rigorously pursued, can change the world for the better.

The University is now seeking to appoint a new Provost. As Chief Academic Officer and working closely with the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost holds overall responsibility for the University's academic culture, its faculties, and the quality of everything that happens within and across them. The role is central to advancing excellence, strategic planning and resource stewardship - ensuring Melbourne remains a world-class and financially sustainable institution. It also carries direct responsibility for the student experience: from academic progression and outcomes to the genuine inclusion of students as partners in their own education.

The University is looking for a proven leader who can demonstrate genuine understanding of how a large, complex university works as a whole. The best candidates will combine the authority that comes from an exceptional personal academic standing with the judgement, breadth of perspective, and personal qualities needed to lead the academic enterprise of a university of Melbourne's ambition and scale.

The University of Melbourne will be supported in its global search for this appointment by the executive search firm, Perrett Laver.

For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Perrett Laver via email at Provost.UOM@perrettlaver.com. To apply online, please upload your curriculum vitae and supporting covering letter at https://plusportal.perrettlaver.com, quoting reference number [7980].

The deadline for applications is 6th August 2026 (AEST).