Senior Consultant, Change and Improvement

• Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 9 $138,102 - $146,374* + 17% Superannuation 

*4% increase will apply from 29 June 2026

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across our campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India, and our vibrant online environment. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

As the Senior Consultant, Change and Improvement you are part of the university-wide organisational change function. In collaboration with the Principal Consultant and key stakeholders, this position will take an intentional on and proactive approach to delivering Deakin’s strategic goals through organisational change and design.

• Drive consistent change practices, diagnose challenges and opportunities, and identify improvements in partnership with senior leaders and relevant People and Culture teams.
• Lead end-to-end organisational change programs and projects through facilitating appropriate research, governance, design, consultation (in alignment with university obligations) and implementation activities.
• Deliver effective change, leveraging university-wide frameworks, policies, and governance practices.
• Actively engage and enable collaboration across teams and with a diverse range of stakeholders to negotiate inclusive and accessible solutions and achieve strategic goals.
• Develop, facilitate, and evaluate a range of ‘just in time’ capability modules to support capability. Drive a range of initiatives and learning solutions to enhance the resilience and well-being of our staff.
• Develop guidebooks, toolkits, and self-service resources to support change.

• Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience developing and implementing contemporary organisational change solutions, strategies and services to achieve Deakin’s objectives
• Experience designing effective solutions to complex business and technical problems
• Experience managing stakeholders to achieve project outcomes

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Holly Campbell, Principal Consultant, Change & Improvement at holly.campbell@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Senior Consultant, Change and Improvement - HEW 9_PD.pdf

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations. 

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process.  A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.

Advertised: 29 May 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 14 Jun 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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