The University of Melbourne, Victoria University of Melbourne
Job no: 0044174
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Chief Operating Officer Portfolio
Department/School: Business Services
Salary: $126,004 – $131,097 (UOM 9)
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 Chief Financial Officer Group at The University of Melbourne
The Finance team's core objective is to advance University strategy through financial leadership and innovation, strategic sourcing and contracting.
The Corporate Finance, Property and Sustainability (CFPS) team is responsible for ensuring that the University’s property, infrastructure, and financial assets/liabilities enable strategy & provide a meaningful competitive advantage. The CFPS team’s key activities include strategy, planning and performance of the University’s estate, investment in and development of real property, capital planning and associated investment processes.
About the Role
As Communications and Engagement Manager (Development), you will be responsible for developing and implementing integrated communications and stakeholder engagement plans to support the strategic objectives, projects and activities of the Development team within Corporate Finance, Property and Sustainability (CFPS).
You will be responsible for coordinating activities, supporting the planning and implementation of Development projects, and responding to day-to-day Development team communication and engagement requirements.
You will provide strategic advice to the senior leaders within the team on best practice communications and stakeholder engagement and will be required to manage reputation and communications risks.
In a typical week at work, you may:
- Identify and track issues with potential impact to the University’s reputation or that may impede its ability to achieve strategic objectives.
- Identify story opportunities and help coordinate the promotion of these stories to identified internal and external audiences.
- Drive stakeholder engagement by producing effective targeted communications.
- Develop measures and feedback methodology for all communication initiatives and processes to ensure continual improvement.
Please note, this is a fixed-term opportunity available for 2 years.
This opportunity is available as a full-time (1 FTE) or part-time opportunity (0.8 FTE; 4 days per week).
About You
You will have the ability to quickly develop a deep understanding of relevant audiences and internal and external stakeholders and anticipate their needs and requirements. You will have a degree of initiative as well as strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
You will further bring expert knowledge and understanding of project and property-based communication and engagement approaches, as well as experience in the development of reports, papers and support for estate and project governance.
You will further have:
- Extensive work experience within relevant communications or stakeholder engagement field and tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, finance, business, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience working in complex environments, including the ability to translate project ambitions into communications and engagement design, as well as the ability to effectively lead peers as require.
- Demonstrated ability to work with and communicate effectively to a broad range of stakeholders who have varying levels of relevant expertise or knowledge.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to develop content for a range of communications channels and platforms and to pitch information to diverse audiences from the general student community to Senior Executive stakeholders.
- A comprehensive understanding of managing stakeholders, issues, and reputation, as well as high level influencing skill.
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 options
- 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.
Be Yourself @ UoM
We recognise that our employees are at the core of all our successes and achievements. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. We promote inclusive behaviour, and we actively seek to learn from each other. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles.
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including your resume and a cover letter outlining your motivation to apply and describing how you meet key selection criteria* 1 – 5 listed above under "About you".
We look forward to reading about your experience and achievements.
*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria. Please note, in this instance you are not required to respond to all KSC and won't be asked to upload a separate document – Please only address KSC 1-5 as part of your cover letter.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au. We look forward to receiving your application!
Position Description: CFPS – UoM9 – Development Communications and Engagement Manager.pdf
Source: Uniting News