Overview: Establish RMIT’s Global Resilience Office. Key capability building opportunity. Continuing executive-level appointment. About the Role Aligned with our ambition to be a leading university of impact in the Asia–Pacific region, RMIT is establishing a new Global Resilience Office (GRO) — a strategic hub designed to anticipate, manage and mitigate the global risks shaping the future of universities engaged in international research, education and industry collaboration. We are now seeking an accomplished senior leader to become RMIT’s inaugural Chief Global Resilience Officer. The Opportunity Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Innovation, with a dotted line to the Vice-President, International, the Chief Global Resilience Officer will lead an enterprise-wide approach to strengthening RMIT’s resilience to geopolitical, economic, regulatory, technological and security-related risks. This new role will shape and lead the GRO, building the governance frameworks, intelligence systems and organisational capability necessary to embed global resilience across RMIT’s operations, partnerships and decision-making. A key element of the role is the oversight of due diligence and risk frameworks for international research and education collaborations — ensuring rigour, transparency and compliance with Australian and allied regulatory expectations. The Chief Global Resilience Officer will serve as RMIT’s focal point for external engagement with government, industry partners and peer institutions, positioning the University as a national and global leader in research security, foreign interference mitigation, critical technologies and resilient international engagement. This is a role for a values-driven, future-focused leader with the gravitas and influence to partner effectively across a large global organisation while shaping a new function of strategic significance. Key Responsibilities Working collaboratively across Colleges and Portfolios, the Chief Global Resilience Officer will: Act as the central point of accountability for RMIT’s global risk strategy, governance and institutional reporting. Lead the University’s global risk intelligence and foresight capability, providing insight into geopolitical, regulatory and sector trends. Integrate global risk policies and systems across research governance, GPAP processes, enterprise risk management, compliance workflows and operational functions. Oversee all due diligence for international research and education collaborations, including partner vetting, sanctions analysis, foreign interference risk assessment and auditability of decision-making. Drive capability-building initiatives, including risk literacy programs, communities of practice and structured outreach and education. Represent RMIT nationally and internationally, building strategic partnerships and influencing policy and practice in global risk and research security. Foster deep coordination across RMIT’s senior executive groups, including risk, cyber security, procurement, governance, research strategy, people and culture, and international functions. About You You are an accomplished senior leader with deep expertise in international risk, particularly in the context of global research and education partnerships, and the regulatory, political and technological forces that shape them. You bring the judgement, foresight and systems thinking needed to guide a globally connected university through increasingly complex international landscapes. To be successful in this role, you will bring: Expertise in geopolitical, regulatory and technological risk intelligence — including horizon scanning, scenario planning and stress-testing institutional exposure across global markets. A strong track record managing risks associated with international research and education collaborations, such as sanctions exposure, partner integrity, foreign interference considerations, technology-transfer risk, third-party risk and export-control frameworks. Experience embedding global risk frameworks across enterprise systems, including research governance, GPAP workflows, compliance, operational processes and enterprise risk management. Capability in developing and applying risk-tiering methodologies that adapt assessment requirements based on geography, discipline, critical technology sensitivity and national-security implications. Demonstrated external engagement capability, with the credibility to represent RMIT with government agencies, research security networks, peer institutions and strategic industry partners. A track record of building risk capability and culture, including the design of training programs, communities of practice and structured institutional outreach. The ability to provide specialist advice to senior leaders on research security, foreign interference, intellectual property protection, critical technologies, sanctions and emerging international risk domains. You lead with integrity, collaboration and clarity, and you are motivated by the opportunity to build and lead a new function that will enable RMIT to pursue its global mission safely, responsibly and confidently. Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check. To Apply Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your interest and suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page. For further information about this position, please see the Position Description or contact Ben Cass via email ben.cass@rmit.edu.au . Applications Close: 15 Dec 2025 11.59 pm RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Isla n der community. At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms) . To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, v ia talentsupport@rmit.edu.au or visit our Careers page for more contact information - https://www.rmit.edu.au/careers . We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
