Director of Industry Engagement and Business Development
3 weeks ago
Swinburne University of Technology is seeking a Director of Industry Engagement and Business Development to lead the development and execution of strategies that enhance our industry connections and support our researchers in securing industry funding.
This pivotal role is part of the Innovation & Enterprise (I&E) leadership team and reports directly to the executive level, fostering collaboration across the university, especially with entrepreneurship and research commercialisation.
The Director will be responsible for establishing and nurturing strategic industry partnerships that elevate Swinburne's reputation in education and research excellence. You will lead a team of business development and industry engagement managers, proactively fostering mutually beneficial collaborations and delivering high-quality, commercially savvy advice and services to our internal stakeholders.
Success will be measured by the growth of impactful industry-focused research partnerships and associated funding.
Key Accountabilities
- Purpose-driven leader dedicated to creating impact through research, with a mindset of welcoming industry participation in the research enterprise.
- Dynamic and compassionate people leader
- Exceptional research business development strategy development experience, with a deep appreciation of the research-to-impact value chain.
- Highly developed conceptual, analytical, interpersonal and written communication skills, with experience in identifying and effectively communicating themes and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
- Extensive senior management experience in leading engagement and development activities across a broad range of disciplines and proven ability to develop, implement and monitor strategic plans in industry engagement, business development and research partnerships.
- Pragmatic and creative negotiator, with the ability to network and influence at senior levels of government, business and industry.
Qualifications
- A relevant postgraduate qualification and extensive management and leadership experience in areas science and technology, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:
- Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
- Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
- Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
- Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice
The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.
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