Life is great in the HR state

Uni Queensland did not have as terrible a COVID-19 time as other Group of Eight institutions.  As VC Deborah Terry told staff last year, “Compared to most other Australian universities, Uni Queensland is in a healthy position. I am confident that by working together we will weather this storm (CMM September 14).

Depends how inclement the weather was where people work. It was gloomy for staff in Institute of Continuing and TESOL Education, where international student enrolments dropped last year. And the sun did not shine on the library, where there is a (not COVID-19 related) restructure. Nor in the School of Architecture, where university managements wants a new approach to course content.

But there are bright sunshiny days in HR, where three new senior manager positions and another seven more-not quite so exalted spots are either advertised or not long closed. Apparently, the university “is currently undergoing significant transformation to become one of the leading HR functions in Australia, and is building a team of exceptional HR professionals to provide customer focused and contemporary solutions and services to our clients.”