the client is seeking an executive leader for the Vice-President (Corporate Services) role. This pivotal appointment will shape the operational backbone of the organization during a period of growth, investment, and transformation, with a focus on consolidating and optimizing a developing operating footprint. The role offers the opportunity to lead a corporate and enabling services portfolio to ensure the financial, digital, and physical foundations are in place to support long-term strategic ambitions.
Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, the Vice-President (Corporate Services) leads a diverse portfolio including Finance, Digital Services, Campus Environments, and the University Project Management Office. The role will provide leadership to senior executives and work collaboratively across the institution to enable academic excellence, operational performance, and long-term financial sustainability. Key responsibilities include driving enterprise-wide digital transformation and improving cyber security maturity, overseeing major capital works and sustainability initiatives, and embedding a scalable, customer-focused corporate services model.
As a strategic and transformational leader, you will shape institutional strategy as part of the Executive Leadership Team and lead significant organizational and operational change to ensure integration across portfolio functions and alignment with strategic priorities. The successful candidate is expected to bring senior leadership experience from large, complex organizations, ideally with exposure to higher education, government, or other regulated environments. A strong track record in financial strategy and resource allocation, along with demonstrated experience leading digital transformation and enterprise systems or large-scale infrastructure programs, is required, as is the ability to lead through change, build trusted executive partnerships, and develop high-performing teams.