Job Location: Adelaide
Employment Type: Part-Time
For six decades, Flinders University has challenged convention, backed people and changed lives. Founded in an era of bold ideas and social change, the university was created to think differently with a focus on opening doors to education, tackling real-world problems, and making a meaningful impact on the communities it serves. From students and alumni to researchers, educators and partners, generations of the Flinders community have helped shape industries, advance knowledge and improve lives. Through Agenda 2035, the university has set a bold ambition to change 10 million lives for the better by 2035.
The Flinders University Council is the governing body of the university, with responsibility for its strategic direction, overseeing institutional performance, appointing the Vice-Chancellor, managing risk, ensuring financial solvency, and monitoring alignment with community, legal and ethical expectations. Council is supported in its responsibilities by an Audit and Risk (ARC) Committee and a Finance and Investment (FIC) Committee.
The University is seeking to appoint a Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (who is also a Council member), one additional external member of Council, an external member of the ARC, and an external member of the Finance and Investment Committee.
To be considered, you will have experience as a Board Director or executive with a demonstrated history of community and industry engagement. Knowledge of the South Australian and higher-education landscape is desirable but not essential. To complement the backgrounds and skills of the current Council, ARC Committee and FIC Committee, Flinders University is seeking individuals with a broad range of experience including:
- Strategic leadership (including higher-education leadership)
- Contemporary audit and risk management practices
- Financial management and corporate finance
- Sales and marketing
- Cybersecurity and digital strategy
Flinders University is committed to ensuring these appointments reflect the rich diversity of the Australian community, and strongly encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.