Facility Manager

An excellent opportunity is available for aFacility Managerto join the Bioservices department at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

About the Position
The Facility Manager is responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the institute's experimental rodent facilities located at the Parkville campus.

The primary focus of this role is to provide excellence in rodent experimental services, with a strong focus on cutting edge experimental work and client outcomes, the cost-effective management of resources, strong leadership of staff, and ensuring compliance with the overarching regulatory environment. The position is required to provide annual budget forecasts and work with other professional services departments to develop costing methodologies and manage the recovery of operational and staffing costs.

This position works closely with veterinarians to implement the institute's Program of Veterinary Care and ensure a commitment to animal health and welfare. They have an important role, as the technical representative, on the Animal Ethics Committee to provide practical advice to the committee regarding the animal work undertaken at the Institute.

Selection Criteria
Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Diploma of Animal Technology with a minimum of 10 years relevant work experience managing a multi-faceted facility, or an equivalent combination of relevant knowledge, training and/or experience in the field of Animal Technology.
• Excellent practical skills in all techniques routinely involved with operating a medical research animal facility.
• Outstanding ability to manage a large team of technical staff with varying abilities.
• Outstanding ability to plan for and manage resources in a cost-efficient manner.
• Familiarity with compliance issues surrounding the operation of an animal based medical research facility, particularly those associated with animal ethics.

Personal Qualities:

• First class interpersonal skills with ability to relate to colleagues at all levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage a large team with various competencies firmly and fairly and proven people management skills.
• Excellent time management and practical problem-solving skills.
• Confidentiality, discretion, sound judgment and attention to detail.
• A strong and proven people leader with the ability to provide team leadership while acknowledging each individual's contribution to the shared endeavour.
• Liaise with other service departments in an effective and collegiate manner.
• Able to demonstrate the shared values of the institute with respect to honesty, transparency, integrity, diversity of thought, mutual respect, ethical and social responsibility.
• Cognizance of the needs of the scientific community at WEHI and the ability to understand researchers' needs from their perspective.

Terms of Appointment
This position is an ongoing role in a full time capacity. Salary is Professional Services Employee Level 9 ($128,618-$139,222). Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.

General enquiries can be directed to Amanda Dickson *********@wehi.edu.au
A position description is available here.

How to Apply
Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.

Application Closing Date: 10 May 2024.

WEHI - Brighter together

WEHI is where the world's brightest minds collaborate and innovate to make discoveries that will help us to live healthier for longer. Our medical researchers have been serving the community for more than 100 years. We bring together people with different skills and experience who are committed to long-term discovery. Our teams of researchers are committed to solving the most complex health problems, making transformative discoveries for cancer, infectious and immune diseases, developmental disorders and healthy ageing.

WEHI is a place where people are able to shine. People who are inquisitive, who are committed, who are passionate. People who want to make a difference. And we are committed to ensuring they have the tools to flourish, personally and professionally. We are a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by collaboration, curiosity and creativity. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world. We are WEHI. We are brighter together.

WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion

At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation. Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.

Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team.

WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment

WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.