Job no: 0042309

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

About Strategy & Culture, Chancellery at The University of Melbourne

As part of the Chancellery, Strategy and Culture includes, among others, University Governance; Strategy, Planning and Performance; Marketing and Communications.

The Engagement and Partnerships Department is structured to be a collaborative and agile team that cultivates relationships, co-develops strategy, co-delivers programs and evaluates the impact of its engagement and partnerships activities with University Divisions and external partners.

About the role

As the Senior Adviser, Engagement and Partnerships, you will provide high level advice, analysis and thinking that will inform place-based engagement and partnerships strategy, implementation and reporting. You will engage and connect University and external partners on City of Melbourne relations and collaboration to achieve outcomes. You will advise the Director, Engagement and Partnerships and senior managers team and Chancellery Strategy and Culture and divisions.

About you

You will bring to the role your highly developed planning, conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills. You will also have the ability to develop strategy and policy, provide innovative solutions to problems and to lead, design and manage projects and initiatives.

You will further have:

• An undergraduate degree and significant relevant experience. Postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded.
• Advanced written communication skills, capable of distilling ideas and communicating these persuasively.
• Advanced research skills, proficient at undertaking literature reviews, synthesising perspectives and making recommendations to guide decision making.
• Strong capacity to work as a collaborative team member, frame and solve problems (collaboratively and autonomously) and to contribute to the organisational development of the department, portfolio and the University as a whole. 

Benefits

–  Maximise your benefits through our Salary Packaging scheme

–  Flexible family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions

–  The opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment

–  A substantial discount to eligible staff and their immediate families in undertaking further studies at the University of Melbourne

To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits  

Culture

The University is a vibrant campus. We have well-established clubs and networks giving the opportunity to engage and collaborate with other staff around the University. We strive to create an environment where staff and students promote culturally inclusive behaviour and activities, ensure cultural differences are heard and explored, and actively seek to learn from other cultures.

How to apply

Your application submitted should include a CV along with your responses against the selection criteria* found in the Position Description for the role.

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

Position Description:  Senior Adviser, Engagement and Partnerships.pdf

Advertised: 30 Sep 2021 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 14 Oct 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time