Manager, Engagement And Partnerships

Job no: 0045721
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time - Fixed term for 12 months (parental leave cover)
Faculty: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Salary: UOM 9 – $134,320 – $139,749 p.a. plus 17% super

• Provide leadership and strategy development for exhibitions, partnerships, and engagement functions within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
• Manage a team of professionals to deliver engagement outcomes, emphasizing stakeholder management and cross-team collaboration.
• Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

About the Role

Reporting to the Faculty Executive Director, the Manager, Engagement and Partnerships provides leadership and strategy development for the exhibitions, partnerships, and engagement functions for the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. In collaboration with the Faculty Executive and other senior staff within the Faculty, the role will plan, lead and deliver on the broad engagement aspects of the Faculty’s strategic and operational plans.

The position manages a team of exhibitions and partnership professionals to deliver engagement outcomes for the Faculty. The position has a strategic focus in leading the day-to-day operations. Stakeholder management and the ability to work in and across different teams is especially important for this position.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a Faculty engagement program that provides enriching opportunities for students
• Oversee the cultural and international partnership portfolios for the Faculty including partnership identification, establishment, and activation
• Plan and deliver Faculty strategic engagement plans, incorporating profiling academic programs and supporting student experience, research an extensive exhibitions program, Engagement and Partnerships activity
• Lead the curation and programming of exhibitions in collaboration with the Associate Dean Engagement and the Faculty Engagement Committee.
• Leadership and professional development of staff and to effectively motivate, coach and enable staff to achieve goals, providing clear performance expectations
• Actively contribute to a positive and professional work environment that fosters innovation, teamwork, high achievement, continuous improvement and job satisfaction
• Comply with quality assurance, in line with requirements under the University’s risk management framework including OH&S, legislation, statutes, regulations and policies

Who We Are Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will have high level stakeholder engagement skills and creative programming abilities, with a demonstrated capability to communicate information clearly to diverse groups.

You will also have:

• Extensive experience as a leader and manager of engagement functions, or an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience
• Experience working at an executive level with a track record of success in engagement strategic development and implementation
• Experience in successful partnership brokering
• Passionate about improving student experience using Engagement and partnership strategies
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Leadership experience in managing multiple complex programs involving many stakeholders.
• Experience in managing and curating large-scale events and exhibitions programs
• Strong creative outlook in-line with design-based disciplines, with a passion for the potential of the built environment to improve quality of life
• Demonstrated teamwork skills and a capacity to work independently and exercise sound judgement

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Please note: This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

About - Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/

The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is the leading educational and research institution in the Asia-Pacific region addressing the design and realisation of environments. It actively seeks to extend the linkages between education, research and practice in the built environment, and maintains excellent and extensive relationships with members of the built environment professions, government, professional associations and the wider community.

The Faculty has over 200 staff and 3000 students, one third of whom are international. It is responsible for the undergraduate Bachelor of Design degree, and offers majors in architecture, landscape architecture, property, construction, and urban planning.

The Faculty’s graduate school, the Melbourne School of Design (MSD), teaches accredited masters courses across the professional disciplines of Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Property, Urban Design and Urban Planning.

What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!

About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Kim Groizard at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.

For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Fahim Farzad via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.