Strategic Planning Lead at Flinders

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Higher Education Officer Level 10 | $144,266 - $152,903 p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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About the Role

Flinders University is seeking a dynamic Strategic Planning Lead to oversee a multidisciplinary team across campus planning, transport and retail. This role is responsible for developing and implementing integrated strategies that align with the University’s vision, enhance user experience, and ensure the effective use of space and resources.
 

This position provides team leadership, working closely with stakeholders to deliver innovative, future-focused solutions. It requires strong leadership capability, broad technical expertise, and the ability to navigate complex environments with flexibility and confidence.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Collaborating with Colleges, Professional Portfolios and other relevant stakeholders to identify their business needs, develop solutions, and deliver outcomes aligned with teaching, research and campus strategies.

• Providing oversight for planning initiatives, including scoping and business case development across planning, transport and retail. Ensuring all plans align with operational priorities.

• Monitoring and reporting on performance metrics, ensuring transparency and accountability.

For a more detailed list of Key Position Responsibilities, please see the Position Description.
 

About You

As the Strategic Planning Lead, you will bring extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams, with a strong track record in strategic planning, business case development, and managing budgets and resources. You will thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments, applying critical thinking to navigate ambiguity and deliver results.
 

You are a collaborative and adaptable leader, confident in engaging stakeholders and influencing at all levels. Ambitious and growth-focused, you are committed to continuous improvement and open to new ideas. Experience with compliance requirements, planning systems, and the higher education sector would be highly regarded.
 

About Property, Facilities and Development

This role is part of the Property, Facilities and Development (PFD) team at Flinders. Our team works across all of Flinders' places, spaces, and physical infrastructure. We work across five key areas: Strategic Planning and Customer Experience; Capital Development; Customer and Site Services; Sustainability and Strategic Projects.  The team are responsible for the planning, development, capital delivery, management, and maintenance of all University spaces to ensure they are fit for purpose and support Flinders to deliver its strategic objectives.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
 

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement as a separate document, addressing the below four Key Position Capabilities of the position description.

  • Demonstrated extensive leadership experience supporting multidisciplinary teams.

  • Advanced skills in strategic planning, stakeholder management, and business case development within a complex organisation.

  • Extensive knowledge and expertise leveraging data and customer insights to guide strategic decision-making.

  • Extensive experience in budget management and performance reporting.

• For more information regarding this position, or a confidential chat, we strongly encourage you to contact Jayne Preece.

Certification

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At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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