Job no: 0055022

Work type: Continuing

Location: Parkville

Division/Faculty: Chancellery

Department/School: Strategy and Culture

Salary: $108,009 – $116,906 (UOM 8)

Role & Superannuation rate: Professional – Full time – 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About Engagement and Partnerships 
The Engagement and Partnerships department aims to further the University’s academic mission through strategic and focused place-based engagement and partnership initiatives. The department aims to serve the community within and beyond our campuses by harnessing the University’s convening power and academic expertise for purposeful partnerships, outcomes and impact locally and globally.

About the Role
As the Partnerships Planning and Reporting Manager, you will collaborate with and support Director, Engagement and Partnerships and team, University and external stakeholders to develop, coordinate and manage partnerships planning and evidence based reporting of outcomes and impact. The role will engage with external partners and colleagues across the University and you will be a key point of contact for information on strategic partnerships projects.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Provide advice to and co-develop partnership plans with partnership leads defining appropriate performance indicators used to baseline and set objectives
• Manage and support the development of comprehensive partnership measures and indicators providing evidence-based, transparent and robust reporting and communications on program and project implementation, outcomes and impact
• Support the University Strategic Communications leads to develop evidence-based reports and content to profile and demonstrate the value and benefit of partnership initiatives

About You
You will have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and effectively with teams and partners and form strong and supportive relationships across diverse stakeholders and partners. You will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated capability to prepare high quality presentations, reports and documents.

Ideally, you will further have:

• A degree and subsequent relevant experience; extensive experience in a similar position; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Demonstrated experience cultivating relationships and utilizing collaborative processes such as co-creating plans, evaluation and reporting
• Demonstrated experience in developing sophisticated and evidence-based reports and communications that demonstrate outcomes, impact and value of engagement and partnerships

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself
At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we would love to learn more about you and how you will contribute to our team. Please apply with your CV and a cover letter which outlines your interest and your experience. 

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au.

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Position Description:  Partnerships Planning and Reporting Manager Position Description.docx