About You
The Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement & Systems leads a team of five direct reports to deliver excellent systems administration support that enables research at RMIT and the provision of advice and services by teams within the R&I Portfolio. The role will be required to support and mentor the team, ensuring professional development opportunities are provided to support capability growth.
Reporting to the Director, Research Reporting & Systems, the Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement & Systems will work closely with the Senior Manager, Research Reporting & Insights within the Research Reporting & Systems Team in Research Strategy & Services. The role will have oversight of R&I continuous improvement and data governance initiatives and deliver best practice in using research management systems to provide high quality research activity data to support an excellent researcher experience.
The role will be responsible for the successful operational transition to a new research management system/s delivered under Project MODERN, with a dedicated Systems Administrator reporting to the role following implementation. The role will influence and support researcher-facing service teams across the University to continuously review their processes and applications to reduce the administrative burden on researchers, enhance and uplift data integrity for strategic insights, and ensure content and information for all users current, easy to access and relevant. The role may also lead the discovery and prototyping of research management and analytics applications and manage the development process.
To be successful in this position, you'll have as a minimum:
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.
About the Portfolio
RMIT's Research and Innovation (R&I) Portfolio supports researchers to help shape the world. The portfolio has an engaged, energetic, talented and collaborative team focused on enabling excellent research and innovation outcomes. With a global presence, community and industry connections, we support cutting-edge research and careers that make a positive impact on communities.
The R&I Portfolio supports researchers and graduate researchers with research partnerships, grants and research contracts, funding opportunities, capability development, research training, ethics and integrity, intellectual property, commercialisation, internships, communication and profile.
Find out more about research and innovation at RMIT University and the R&I Portfolio at: https:// www. rmit.edu.au/research/
To Apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘ ' link at the top of this page.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Edwina Harvison via email [email protected].
Position Description - Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement& Systems
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Applications Close:13 Feb 2024 11.59 pm
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