- 2 x roles available 1 x Continuing and 1 x Fixed Term 12 months
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Remuneration: Competitive Remuneration Package
- Location: Kensington, NSW
About UNSW
At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.
Why your role matters
As the Program Manager – EDO you will ensure strategic alignment coordination, and delivery of complex data transformation initiatives across UNSW. You will define data programs that enable UNSW’s strategic objectives in data governance, data quality, analytics enablement, and modern data platforms.
Skills and Experience
This role will suit an experienced transformation leader with a strong track record delivering large-scale, complex programs across data, digital, or technology environments. You bring deep expertise in program delivery methodologies and enterprise solutions such as ERP, HCM, and Service Management, alongside experience driving business and operating model transformation. More specifically you must have:
- Extensive, demonstrable and recent experience leading large-scale, multi-stream programs, ideally within data, digital, or technology transformation environments in senior transformation leadership roles with direct C-suite reporting and proven success delivering high-value, enterprise-wide solutions in large organisations.
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, combined with substantial professional experience, or equivalent capability gained through a mix of education, executive training, and hands-on program leadership.
- Proven expertise in program and project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, Agile).
- Deep expertise in ERP, HCM, Service Management solution design, business process transformation, operating model design, and lifecycle management, higher education or similarly federated sector experience is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated capability to establish, lead, and inspire high-performing, cross-functional teams spanning business, technology and partner domains.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior executives, governance committees, and diverse communities of interest.
- A proven ability to navigate complexity, manage dependencies, trade-offs, and risks across multiple streams under conditions of ambiguity and scrutiny.
- Significant experience managing major vendors and delivery partners, including systems integrators, to ensure performance accountability, scope discipline, and alignment with organisational outcomes.
- A comprehensive understanding of transformation delivery disciplines, including program governance, benefits realisation, user-centred design, and organisational change management, with the ability to apply these to achieve measurable adoption and value.
- Exceptional communication skills with a record of producing executive-level briefings, business cases, reports, and presentations that distil complex information into actionable insights
For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW
Benefits and Culture
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your application online: CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.
Sponsorship is not available for this role, full Australian working rights are required on application.
Contact: Tai James - Talent Acquisition Consultant tai.james@unsw.edu.au
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.
Applications close: 11.55pm, Sunday 10 May 2026
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
