Senior Engagement & Impact Officer

The key focus of this role is stakeholder management and communications. duties will include working on key strategic projects, liaising and coordinating with senior stakeholders, coordination of activities across multiple areas of the ANU and external partners. You will work closely with the School Executive on projects which may be confidential in nature, as such a high level of discretion and sensitivity is required. This is role may also support key strategic activities of the School and College. The role is part of the School of Computing Engagement & Impact Team but will necessarily need to work collaboratively with a range of teams and areas across the School, College and broader ANU.
Our ideal candidate

• Previous experience in a stakeholder management or business development position, or a role with highly transferable skills
• Able to build strong relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Outstanding organisational skills and able to proactively manage workflows across various university systems
• Ability to prioritise competing demands and manage multiple deadlines
• Maintains a high level of professionalism and discretion when responding to business needs

College overview
The Australian National University (ANU) College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics (CECC) is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College is comprised of three schools: the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, and School of Engineering, supported by the Professional Services Group. We aim to bring together expertise in social, technical, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach. In the College, we draw on our disciplinary foundations to find and solve problems of global importance. Our people build on our traditional world-class expertise and take it in creative, unconventional directions. Through the Reimagine investment, we have the privilege and the responsibility to build a new legacy for the University, the country, and even the world. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation post COVID-19. Join us in shaping a new intellectual agenda to reimagine engineering, computing, and the use of technology in the world.
The School of Computing has a strong foundation in computing and information sciences at ANU. We are a transformative centre for research in artificial intelligence and machine learning, computer systems and software, and theoretical foundations of computing. We span traditional and modern thinking, connecting decades of computer science methodologies with modern data and computational science. Our mission is motivated by the need to design, drive and sustain strategic activities via five broad focus areas: Computing Foundations, Computational Science, Intelligent Systems, Data Science and Analytics, and the Software Innovation Institute. Be part of an innovative and forward-looking intellectual agenda, built on a diverse, inclusive culture.
To enquire about this position, please contact: Chris Dennis, Engagement & Impact Lead, via P: +61 436 852 487 or E:
Position overview
ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, it is practice in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science to actively seek a gender mix of shortlisted candidates for interview. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit
We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we've described, but you're passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.
The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year, assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. This also includes generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit:
Application information
Applicants must apply online via the ANU recruitment portal and should upload the following separate documents:

• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV).
• An statement addressing the selection criteria, this can be informal and less than 2 pages.
• Other documents as required.

Wording to consider around Selection Criteria:
In responding to the Selection Criteria, you are encouraged to outline your ability to work within a complex environment with an emphasis on liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders. Operationally, the role may also include the facilitation of high level meetings and workshops, management of client emails and project management.
Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.
Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.
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