Deputy Dean, Institute of Education, Arts and Community at Federation University

Federation University Australia is Victoria’s only regionally headquartered university and Australia’s first co-operative university. Our purpose is to deliver the transformative education, training and research our regions need to thrive. As a dual-sector university with Federation TAFE, we provide pathways from vocational education and enabling programs through to higher education, postgraduate study and lifelong learning.With campuses across Ballarat, Berwick, Gippsland, and the Wimmera, Federation is deeply embedded in the communities it serves. Federation University’s direction is set out in Federation University’s 2040 strategic plan, which builds on our distinctive co-operative model and our role as a proudly local university with global reach. The plan commits Federation to sustainable and thriving regions, expanded opportunity for learners, stronger graduate outcomes, First Peoples’ leadership and reconciliation, and deeper partnerships with industry, government and communities.The Institute of Education, Arts and Community brings together disciplines that are central to Federation University’s regional mission: education, humanities and social sciences, community and human services, social work, criminal justice, and the visual and performing arts. Through its teaching, research and engagement, the Institute advances social, cultural, educational and community wellbeing, and plays a key role in preparing graduates who contribute to schools, services, communities, creative industries and regional workforces. We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader for our Institute of Education, Arts and Community who will provide academic leadership across teaching, research, and engagement activities and who shares the University’s values of Inclusion, Innovation, Excellence, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Reporting to the Pro Vice Chancellor (PVC), you will support the PVC in achieving the ambition expressed in the 2040 strategic plan, developing and building innovative pedagogy, assessment, and delivery approaches that engage our learners and employer partners, you will work collaboratively with the Institute leadership team as well as across the Institutes and central portfolios and will be instrumental in helping us leverage our dual sector capability and the inter-disciplinarity of the university’s three Institutes to meet emerging areas of demand. This position requires a well rounded leader who can think strategically while building high-performing teams, managing people and complex operational requirements across multiple campuses.This full-time, fixed-term position for five years includes a professorial title and is based at our Mt Helen Campus in Ballarat, with travel between campuses required. Federation University has partnered with Devereaux Consulting for the recruitment of the Deputy Dean, Institute of Education, Arts and Community. To apply, please submit your CV along with a cover letter addressing your suitability to this position.To review a position description or for a confidential discussion, please contact Jackie Besley, Managing Partner, Devereaux Consulting on +61 (0) 413 633 195 or by email: deputydean@devereauxconsulting.comApplications close 30 October 2026.