• Based at either our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 9 $138,102 - $146,374 + 17% Superannuation

Benefits for working with us!

At Deakin, we offer more than just a job — we offer a lifestyle. Across our campuses in Geelong, Melbourne, and regional Victoria, you’ll find everything you need to thrive: on-site childcare, gyms, medical centres, cafes, accessible public transport, and convenient parking. Enjoy flexible working arrangements that support your work-life balance, generous leave entitlements including extended parental leave and the option to purchase additional time off, plus a wide range of staff discounts on travel and more. Our health and wellbeing services, ongoing professional development opportunities, and inclusive, supportive culture make Deakin a place where you can grow — whether you're working remotely or immersed in the vibrant energy of campus life.

About the role

As the Senior Consultant, Change & Future Workforce you are responsible for taking a hands-on and proactive approach to developing, planning, implementing and evaluating strategic workforce programs and initiatives. These programs aim to achieve effective organisational change, create better leaders, improve engagement, enhance culture and enable dynamic workforce planning that inspires the best possible outcomes for Deakin.

You will facilitate and implement university wide workforce planning programs, engagement action planning and design and deliver bespoke workshops and solutions to embed Deakin’s culture vision in all elements of culture; from symbols, rituals and routines through to aligning organisational structures and control systems. You will also contribute to consistent practices for organisational change, diagnose challenges and opportunities, facilitate change, organisational design and workforce planning, including talent and succession, in partnership with senior leaders and teams, People & Culture Partners and relevant People & Culture/People Services.

As The Senior Consultant, Change & Future Workforce, you will:

• Design, develop and implement University wide strategic workforce solutions and partner with leaders to drive effective change and implement new concepts that help to transform ways of working.
• Lead end-to-end organisational culture change, organisational design, and workforce planning projects.
• Facilitate appropriate research, governance, design, consultation (in alignment with university obligations) and implementation activities.
• Deliver effective culture and organisational change and bespoke solutions, leveraging and contributing to university-wide frameworks, policies, and governance practices.
• Analyse problems, weigh up a range of options to identify accessible and inclusive solutions and translate complex issues into clear and understandable goals and targets for Deakin.
• Develop guidebooks, toolkits, and self-service resources to support culture change, talent and succession, team effectiveness and ways of working.

To be successful, you’ll have

• 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
• Demonstrated ability to effectively design, develop and implement organisational design and/or change/workforce initiatives
• High level consulting and facilitation skills and ability to form strong partnerships

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

PD - Senior Consultant, Change & Future Workforce.pdf

To apply

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

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Serap Yildiz - Associate Director, Change & Future Workforce on s.yildiz@deakin.edu.au

Applications for this position close 11.55pm on Sunday, 15 March 2026

Are You Ready?

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.