Industry Engagement Coordinator

Job Description:

• Bring your industry connections and launch new projects
• Hybrid Flexibility - WFH 2 days per week
• Make a positive impact on the lives of our students

About Us:
At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.
About the Role:
This role act as the primary contact with industry, establishing new collaborations for the area and implementing projects linking students with new opportunities, work experiences and employment. The role contributes to the University's strategic goals and focuses on improving graduate employability outcomes for VU students.
Duties may include:

• Act as the primary liaison between the Employment team and external industry stakeholders and foster new relationships with industry partners.
• Meetings with employers to identify and curate uncover possibilities for WIL placements, internships, part-time/graduate roles, or project-based collaborations that align with students' fields of study.
• Lead, cross functional projects and collaborate with other departments to create synergies that benefit new or existing student programs, experiences and support their career growth.
• Encourage networking, mentoring and connection opportunities between students and industry through the coordination of engagement activities.

This is a full-time continuing role at a HEP7 $90,891 - $98,385 + 17% superannuation, classification working 36.75 hours per week.
About you:
Expertise in partnerships, relationship management and/or graduate recruitment.

• Ability to deliver employment outcome focused projects from end-to-end, ideally within a dual sector environment
• Proven ability to navigate various communication styles and build strong connections within a diverse team, promoting a cohesive and supportive atmosphere
• Demonstrates practical leadership experience or exhibits strong leadership qualities in various contexts.

What We Offer:
For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff
How to Apply:
To view a copy of the position description, please . Your application must include:

• A brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role
• Your curriculum vitae/resume,
• Your responses to the Key Selection Criteria (1-4 only) listed in the Position Description
• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Application Closing Date: Wednesday the 28th of February 2024 (11:59pm AEDT)
Who Do You Contact?
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Our Commitment to Protecting Country:
Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.
Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.
About Us:
Victoria University (VU) is the .
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne's west and beyond.
We are one of Australia's few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.
Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.
The VU Values are that we are always:

• welcoming

• ethical

• shaping the future

• together.

This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.
At VU we believe diversity is a strength - the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.
With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.