Address- Develop industry connections and support the creation and delivery of new projects
- Hybrid role- In office 3 days, WFH 2 days
- The position is located at our Footscray Park Campus
About Us:
At Victoria University (VU), 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:
Join our team and work to bridge the gap between students and industry! This pivotal role supports the Industry Engagement Coordinator, which will see you build exciting new industry collaborations, implement innovative projects, and create opportunities for students to gain valuable work experience and secure employment. This role contributes to the University’s strategic goals and focuses on improving graduate employability outcomes for VU students.
This is a full-time continuing position at a HEP 6 classification, salary $85,667 - $92,728 (per annum) plus 17% superannuation, classification working 36.75 (1.0 FTE) hours per week.
Duties:
Some of the duties you are expected to perform are:
- Act as a liaison between the Employment team and external industry stakeholders and foster new relationships with industry partners.
- Work with the Industry Engagement Coordinator to share industry opportunities across VU for WIL placements, internships, part-time/graduate roles, or project-based collaborations that align with students' fields of study.
- Support the delivery 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.
About You:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proficiency in building partnerships, relationship management and graduate recruitment. You will possess strong administrative and organisational skills to support employment outcome-focused projects, alongside a proven ability to foster cohesive and supportive atmospheres within diverse teams by skilfully navigating various communication styles.
What We Offer:
For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance, gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff.
How to Apply?
For a position description click here: Position Description - Industry Engagement Coordinator
Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising;
- A cover letter
- Your curriculum vitae/resume
- Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations
- A document containing your responses to the Key Selection Criteria listed in the position description
Note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria will NOT be considered.
Applications close on Sunday the 30th of June 2024 at 11:59pm (AEST)
Who to Contact?
For further information relating to the position, please contact Georgia Farquer, Industry Engagement Coordinator at ***************@vu.edu.au
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.
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.
