Executive Manager - Innovation System & Foresighting, CSIRO

CSIRO

Location:

Australia, Brisbane ▼

Category:

Research and Development

Contract Type:

Employment contract

Salary:

157000.00 - 174000.00 AUD / Year

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Job Description:

The role involves shaping and guiding CSIRO's long-term strategic direction, ensuring the organisation remains impactful, competitive, innovative, and efficient. The Executive Manager will monitor changes in the innovation landscape, engage with key stakeholders, and collaborate with senior leadership to influence strategic priorities.

Job Responsibility:

Monitoring trends and shifts across the national and global innovation landscape
Proactively engaging and building networks and relationships with global peers and key stakeholders across innovation systems
Collaborating with senior leadership and the Board, contributing to and shaping enterprise strategy
Understanding implications on organisational strategy and change programs
Managing, mentoring and developing a team of strategic insights and analytics professionals
Partnering with organisational senior leadership to shape and influence strategic priorities across the organisation

Requirements:

Relevant degree in conjunction with demonstrated achievement in senior advisory and managerial roles in a relevant domain area, ideally with postgraduate managerial qualifications
Demonstrated experience working at a high-level with industry and research, government and/or business sectors, with an ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels - including senior levels
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with strong ability to build valuable networks, connecting and coordinating multi-stakeholder engagements and providing leadership in meetings and workshops to deliver clearly articulated outcomes
A history of establishing and leading cooperative teams, and a record of leadership which encourages new ideas, builds trust and supports the development of emerging skills
Superior ability to foster effective organisational relationships, using complex influencing strategies to ensure alignment between stakeholder needs and CSIRO’s objectives
Superior interpersonal, coaching, systems thinking, communication, negotiation and consultative skills at all levels but particularly in relation to advising and guiding senior business leaders
A track record of innovation and creativity, including demonstrated ability to incorporate and/or promote the inclusion of novel ideas and approaches into strategic projects
Demonstrated history of anticipating and successfully managing complex problems in ambiguous situations
Demonstrated experience in successful project management, including planning, engagement, monitoring and reporting to meet or exceed specified outcomes and timeframes

What we offer:

15.4% superannuation
Flexible working arrangements
Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 28, 2025

Expiration:

March 30, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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