Job Summary

The Faculty Manager (Executive Operations Office of the Rector) is a senior professional leadership role responsible for supporting the Rector and leading the Faculty's administrative, operational, governance, and strategic functions. Acting as the Rector's principal professional staff partner, the Faculty Manager provides executive support while ensuring the efficient delivery of faculty operations, academic administration, financial management, research administration, and stakeholder engagement.

As a founding leadership position for the UNSW Bengaluru Campus, the Faculty Manager serves as the central coordination point for the Office of the Rector, translating strategic priorities into operational outcomes. The role works closely with academic leaders, professional services, and UNSW Sydney to establish robust administrative systems, ensure regulatory compliance, support academic excellence, and enable faculty members to focus on teaching, research, and engagement.

Location

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Indicative Areas of Expertise

- Executive Operations Office of the Rector
- Faculty Operations Academic Administration
- Higher Education Governance
- Strategic Planning Project Management
- Budgeting Financial Management
- Academic Workforce Planning Timetabling
- Research Administration Grant Management
- Accreditation Quality Assurance
- Policy Development Regulatory Compliance
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Process Improvement Change Management
- Higher Education Administration

Key Responsibilities

Executive Support to the Rector





- Serve as the Rector's principal administrative and operational partner and trusted adviser.
- Manage the Rector's executive calendar, competing priorities, meetings, travel, and executive commitments.
- Prepare executive correspondence, Board papers, committee papers, presentations, reports, and strategic briefings.
- Coordinate strategic initiatives and ensure timely follow-up of decisions, action items, and institutional priorities.
- Support the Rector in implementing strategic plans and monitoring progress against faculty and campus objectives.
- Coordinate executive travel, official visits, institutional events, and senior stakeholder engagements.
- Manage confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgement.
- Act as the primary point of contact for administrative matters relating to the Office of the Rector.

Faculty Operations

- Lead and oversee all faculty administrative and operational services.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve administrative systems, policies, workflows, and standard operating procedures.
- Coordinate faculty-wide operational planning to ensure efficient academic and administrative delivery.
- Act as the primary administrative liaison for academic staff and professional service teams.




- Oversee office administration, procurement, resource allocation, and operational support services.
- Monitor operational performance and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and service excellence.
- Support the establishment and continuous improvement of faculty operational processes.

Academic Planning

- Coordinate workforce planning, recruitment support, and faculty staffing plans.
- Lead academic timetabling, teaching allocations, and scheduling activities.
- Support workload planning and faculty establishment planning.
- Coordinate onboarding and induction of recent academic staff.
- Collaborate with academic leaders to support curriculum implementation and teaching delivery.
- Ensure effective coordination of academic administrative activities across the Faculty.
- Support academic planning initiatives aligned with UNSW academic standards.

Financial Management

- Develop, monitor, and manage faculty operating and research budgets.
- Prepare financial forecasts, business cases, management reports, and budget analyses.
- Monitor expenditure, procurement activities, and financial compliance.
- Track budget utilisation and recommend resource optimisation strategies.
- Support financial planning aligned with faculty and university strategic objectives.

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