Senior Manager, Institutional Performance & Strategy Reporting

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We are in a period of exciting development within the Strategic Planning and Ventures team, striving to achieve a contemporary and integrated service offering to drive the University's ambitious strategic objectives. As a result, we are seeking a Senior Manager, Institutional Performance & Strategy Reporting to lead and continuously evolve the University's institutional performance monitoring and execution capability. This role is ideal for an experienced individual to oversee the KPIs, targets, leading indicators and integrated performance reporting, to support strategic decision making, cross-institutional accountability, governance assurance and evolution of the Sydney in 2032 strategy . Your key responsibilities will be to: own and develop the institutional approach to performance monitoring, aligned with the 2032 Strategy lead the institutional KPI target‑setting process in partnership with senior academic and professional leaders lead and assure all institutional performance reporting to the University Executive, Senate and Senate Committees translate complex data into clear, compelling and decision‑relevant insight for senior audiences sponsor and oversee the design and implementation of automation and AI‑enabled solutions analyse and interpret performance trends, risks and trajectory gaps, providing clear advice on strategic implications. About you extensive working experience in a strategic planning and strategy design function within a large and complex organisation strong communication and influencing skills to deliver complex messaging to various audiences highly developed relationship management skills and the ability to operate with a high degree of tact and professionalism proven capability in designing tangible outcomes from strategic ideas and concepts strong experience utilising analytics platforms and developing insights to drive revenue and/or enhance performance demonstrated experience in driving the adoption of advanced analytics and AI tools to improve insight generation, forecasting and identification of performance risks and opportunities an agile and flexible approach that is able to pivot and contribute to overall program success. Sponsorship / work rights for Australia You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Pre-employment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion , evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People , women , people living with a disability , people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds , and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ . We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion . How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Nayomi Siriwardane, Recruitment Operations by email nayomi.siriwardane@sydney.edu.au . © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Sunday 19 July 2026 11:59 PM

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Full time, continuing opportunity Seeking an influential and diligent leader in institutional performance and strategy reporting Offering a competitive remuneration package including 17% superannuation

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