Manager, ANU Press

Classification: ANU Senior Manager 1 (Administration)
Salary package: $128,316-134,446 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Continuing

• Bring your skills, experience and ideas to work in a role supporting outstanding scholarship that advances and transforms society.
• Working with stakeholders inside and outside the University, you will be performing work critical to the institution’s scholarly reputation.
• This senior role will be suited to a resourceful and collaborative leader with experience in university publishing.

Position Overview

As the national University, ANU has a unique mandate to serve society through transformational research and education.  ANU Press is a flagship open-access university press that has published over 1,000 titles over its 20-year history. It produces publications that support the dissemination of expert knowledge, especially scholarly research relating to Australia (and Australia’s First Nations), the Pacific and Asia.

The Manager is a key position that provides strategic and operational leadership to ANU Press, including guidance and support on publishing, promoting and facilitating new initiatives.   Supervising a small, multi-skilled team, the Manager liaises with Editorial Boards, authors and external partners to execute strategies. The ANU Press is part of the ANU Research and Innovation portfolio and has an Advisory Committee.

About you

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and management to ANU Press. You will have experience working in a university press, or in an adjacent area of publishing with transferrable experience.  

You will be a strong communicator, able to build networks and work effectively with a range of stakeholders to grow the public profile and reputation of the ANU Press.

For further information please contact Dale Holland - dale.holland@anu.edu.au 

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au   
 
ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion 

Application information 

To apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents: 

• A statement addressing each of the selection criteria 
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) including the names and contact details of three suitable referees
• Other documents (optional): you may wish to provide a brief statement that helps the selection panel understand any personal circumstances that have had an impact on your career / CV, or that would require adjustments (e.g. to working hours, location) if you were selected in the role.

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.