AiLECS Operations Manager

Job No.: 695929

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.6)

Duration: Fixed-term appointment until end of December 2027

Remuneration: Pro-rata of $124,343 - $137,251 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

The Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in enabling the AiLECS Lab to undertake its research in domains of varying complexity and sensitivity, addressing a distinctive need already recognised by the University and the Australian Federal Police, with a focus on real-world community safety outcomes.

Reporting to the Lab Co‑Directors, the Operations Manager will proactively oversee the operations of the lab, ensuring that strategic goals are translated into effective, coordinated action. The successful candidate will balance big‑picture thinking with hands‑on execution, providing leadership, structure, and guidance to the Lab team to deliver professional services and deliverables aligned with the Lab’s priorities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage projects a range of strategic and operational activities including planning, project management, recruiting of staff, performance measurement and reporting, resources management and general administration
• Provide leadership to the AiLECS Lab team in the delivery of high-level professional services and effective achievement of the lab’s priorities
• Provide expert advice at both strategic and operational levels

If you want a role with significant strategic impact where you will help shape and operationalise the future of a cutting‑edge lab then apply today!

About Monash University

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We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at **************@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Associate Professor Campbell Wilson, Faculty of Information Technology, +61 3 9903 1142

Position Description: AiLECS Operations Manager

Applications Close: Thursday 20 August 2026, 11:55pm AEST

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