Partnership Officer – Melbourne / Geelong

• Flexible location across Melbourne or Geelong
• Part-time (0.8 FTE) and fixed-term until June 2025
• HEW 7 $97,940 – $107,842 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We’re proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

As a Partnership Officer, you will:

• Develop and deliver partnership activities for the purpose of encouraging the aspirations and building the capacity of students from low socioeconomic status (SES), regional, rural backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to access higher education in the communities that Deakin serves.
• Lead, develop and deliver student equity projects to increase under-representation across the university.
• Establish and demonstrate a high level of learning, energy and commitment, maintain personal integrity and make decisions consistent with University values.
• Build new and productive relationships with our diverse Deakin community, and improve stakeholder knowledge of opportunities for collaboration and coordination to support access and participation in tertiary education for people from equity backgrounds.
• Communicate with confidence using examples, sound knowledge and the most appropriate influencing technique for a given situation to increase understanding and support.

In a typical day/week, you will:

• Draw on a diverse range of stakeholder groups and resources to identify new or improved opportunities, processes and ways of doing things to enhance the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy.
• Collect, collate and analyse feedback and evaluation data from schools, students and families to seek to continuously improve and apply critical learnings from projects and initiatives across the University.
• Plan and prioritises work commitments and critical activities appropriately and recognise barriers to achieving outcomes, finds effective ways to deal with them and evaluates progress.
• Develop and implement practical, accessible solutions based on student needs.
• Collaborate with key university stakeholders to develop and implement student equity projects.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• A Degree with subsequent relevant experience; or
• Extensive experience and specialist knowledge or broad knowledge in technical or administrative fields; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Experience in and understanding of school communities and other higher education environments.
• Project management expertise and a track record of delivering projects within specified timelines and budget.

Special Requirements

• This position manages projects that are delivered across all Deakin campuses, therefore, requires regular travel within Victoria. This may occasionally include overnight stays.
• Drivers Licence

Here’s how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Nathan Coffey (Manager, Student Equity) via email at [email protected], using the subject line: Partnership Officer – Melbourne / Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs, or phone 9244 6047.

For a copy of the position description, please see the attached file.

Are You Ready?

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.