• Academic Services Division
• This is a full-time continuing position with salary in the range $113,377 - $127,112 (HEW 8), plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%.
• Join a dynamic team at UQ where you will lead and shape the future of physical teaching and learning spaces, collaborating with high-impact stakeholders and influencing major capital projects to enhance teaching excellence and student experience.
• This pivotal role requires an experienced professional skilled in stakeholder engagement and project leadership, capable of driving change and balancing diverse priorities within a complex university environment..
• Based at our St Lucia campus

About This Opportunity

As Manager, Learning Space, you'll be instrumental in shaping and enhancing UQ's physical learning environments. This role leads a multi-year strategic plan to optimize teaching space operations, ensuring alignment with University strategy and supporting the delivery of high-quality, fit-for-purpose learning environments. Collaborating closely with Property & Facilities, ITaLI, ITS, and academic staff, you'll align learning space planning with academic needs and institutional goals. Located within the Examinations and Timetabling team, reporting to the Senior Manager, this position also supervises the Senior Admin Officer, Learning Space.

Key responsibilities will include:

Strategic Operations & Improvement

• Oversee the Senior Learning Space Officer and all operational requirements, leading the implementation and refinement of the Centrally Controlled Teaching Spaces Operating Model. Drive continuous improvement for UQ's physical learning environments, developing data-informed models to anticipate future needs and supporting business case development for new spaces.

Stakeholder Engagement & Academic Alignment

• Proactively engage with ITaLI and academic leaders to understand teaching requirements, ensuring learning spaces support diverse pedagogical approaches. Build strong collaborative relationships across Schools, Faculties, DVCA Portfolio units, and student representatives to guide planning and policy development.

Capital Project Leadership & Coordination

• Act as the primary client lead for approved physical learning environment projects, partnering with Property & Facilities teams, architects, designers, and suppliers. Ensure capital projects align with approved business cases and coordinate with P&F on work schedules and maintenance plans.

Policy, Evaluation & Reporting

• Oversee and update Learning Environments Design Guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure strategic alignment. Plan and conduct evaluations of teaching spaces to inform decision-making, and prepare detailed proposals, reports, and communications for senior committees and stakeholders.

About You

• Postgraduate qualifications (or in progress) in Business, Project Management, Built Environment, Architecture, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to understand learning and teaching space management from pedagogical, technical, and space utilisation perspectives in higher education.
• Proven experience advising senior decision-makers on significant organisational change projects, including researching and preparing complex documentation on policy, strategy, and operational impact.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret data for actionable insights and produce clear, evidence-based proposals.
• Excellent organisational skills with proven experience applying project planning, management, and implementation tools. This includes the ability to establish, monitor, evaluate, and report on multiple diverse projects to meet deadlines.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, encompassing stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and conflict resolution. Demonstrated ability to build positive, lasting client relationships and influence others effectively without direct organisational authority.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment, and may be required to complete background checks including, criminal history and education checks. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave, 17% superannuation contributions, 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight.
• Health and wellness discounts - fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family.
• Cheap parking, On campus childcare and Salary packaging options.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the 'About You' section
• Resume

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Stephen at [email protected]. For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Applications close Sunday 29 June 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-52429). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 10 July 2025.

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don't meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

We know one of our strengths as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. Reach out to [email protected] for accessibility support or adjustments.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.