Ventures Program Officer

• UQ Ventures Division

• Be part of an organisation with a meaningful purpose and impact

• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50

• Based at the picturesque St Lucia Campus

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting, real-world impact.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• On campus childcare options

• Discounted parking (from just $5 a day)

We are seeking a Ventures Program Officer to support the development and delivery of a number of UQ entrepreneurship programs, with a particular focus on initiatives for current and future students. The position will also contribute to additional events and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of Ventures and to strengthen the UQ entrepreneurship eco- system.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate the delivery of key Venture programs

• Coordinate strategic insights into the evolution of Ventures programs and support the ongoing implementation of the Entrepreneurship Strategy, including participation on relevant working groups and contributing to identify strategic initiatives

• Coordinate marketing and recruitment activities with the aim of building awareness of Ventures and the broader entrepreneurship eco-system

• Oversee the coordination of ideation and validation entrepreneurship programs aimed at expanding the suite of entrepreneurship offerings at UQ

• Design, coordinate and facilitate Innovation Challenges, as required

• Provide operational support to Ventures programs and work with relevant team members to improve systems and processes that capture key Ventures participation and outcomes data

• Provide support to new course development programs that involve topics such as Design Thinking, agile methodologies and/or systems thinking Methodologies

• Build entrepreneurship networks within UQ to connect students from various disciplines

• Engage and connect UQ Ventures with the entrepreneurship ecosystem locally and globally

This is a Full-time,100% FTE, Continuing position. At HEW Level 6, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $88,099.39 - $94,512.08 plus super of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be in the range $103,076.28 – $110,579.13 per annum. 

• A degree with subsequent relevant experience or extensive experience in business or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training

• Demonstrated experience in developing and facilitating workshops to tertiary environments

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to prepare complex documentation, and communicate with diverse groups within and external to the University

• Knowledge of the current and emerging issues in Australian and International tertiary education sector, as well as an understanding of the Australian Government’s objectives for entrepreneurship and innovation

• Demonstrated experience in designing entrepreneurship and/or sustainability programs for a tertiary education institution

• Knowledge of, and experience in, entrepreneurial skills and mindset development content and methodologies

• Ability to prioritise own workload, work independently and meet deadlines

• Knowledge of University policies, procedures, organisation structures and functions, or capacity to rapidly gain such knowledge

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Mr Tomas Piccinini (Manager, UQ Ventures) via ***********@uq.edu.au

For application queries, please contact ******@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line.  

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to ***********@uq.edu.au 

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Friday 26 April 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R- 37903).