Director CIPSET Engagement and Transformation

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CORE PURPOSE OF JOB
To provide strategic, intellectual, and operational leadership to the Centre, advancing critical scholarship, engagement, and transformative practice in alignment with the University’s Vision 2030. The Director will position the Centre as a leading site of interdisciplinary research, public engagement, and advocacy that responds to pressing societal challenges in community, adult, worker and vocational education.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Provide strategic direction and leadership for the Centre’s research, engagement, and advocacy agenda.
Conceptualise and implement a coherent programme of work aligned with institutional priorities and societal needs.
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