Coordinator - Industry Experiences

Overview:
- Full-time, Continuing position- Salary HEW Level 7 ($103,603 - $112,114) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements- Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working
- About You
- We are seeking a passionate and proactive Industry Experiences Coordinator to connect students with real-world opportunities. In this role, you will cultivate relationships with industry partners and employers to understand their needs, enabling you to source employment, engagement, and mentoring opportunities for RMIT students and recent graduates.

In addition, you will source, develop, and deliver strategically-aligned industry and employer opportunities, activities and events for students.

You will collaborative with a multi-disciplinary team and consultation with key stakeholders, including local and global employers, alumni, industry and professional associations, government agencies and RMIT stakeholders, including Colleges, Academics, the Alumni team, and other relevant teams.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:
Relevant experience in Business Development and Account Management, preferably in a tertiary education environment.- Demonstrated high-level experience in coordinating operational projects through all phases from planning, communication, process development, implementation, evaluation, and reporting.- Demonstrated high-level experience in the cultivation, development, and stewardship of stakeholder relationships, including experience in sales pipeline management, setting targets, and developing tactics and campaigns to support further industry engagement related work programs.- Highly developed customer relations, interpersonal and negotiation skills, and the ability to work with mínimal supervision as well as work cooperatively as a team member.- Advanced communication skills with the ability to engage and form working relationships with stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds and organisation levels.- Strong time management and organisational skills and a demonstrated ability to set and meet targets, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.- Proven capability to learn and implement new systems and procedures as appropriate and identify continuous process improvements opportunities for existing processes and procedures.About The Education Portfolio
- The Education Portfolio is headed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Vice President who leads the planning and implementation of the University’s strategies related to RMIT’s academic programs and the RMIT student experience. The Portfolio is responsible for services to support the quality of RMIT programs, including the professional development of academic staff, continuous improvement of the student experience, learning and teaching outcomes and the management of learning and research information sources.

The Education Portfolio plays a key role in empowering students to access education, participate actively in the life of the University and achieve successful and fulfilling lives beyond graduation. The provision of a stimulating and satisfying experience for students is a priority for the University.

Students Group
- The Students group shapes, designs and delivers key student services and experiences to prepare RMIT students for study, life and the global workforce.

We work in partnership with students, academics, professional staff, industry and the community to deliver transformative student experiences that improve access, participation, retention and success for all RMIT students.

Our objectives are to:
Shape, co-create and inform an inclusive, safe, industry-engaged and global student experience- Deliver impactful, connected service, care and development opportunities at scale, and to- Engage, empower and value each other so that together we can make a difference.

We welcome a diversity of perspectives and are inclusive in our approach to work. We are aligned in our passion for having a collective and positive impact on the student experience at RMIT. Our team is comprised of talented and motivated people from a range of professional disciplines and backgrounds, at various stages of their careers and including RMIT students.

We are a values-led organisation and we value imagination, agility, passion, inclusion, courage and impact.

The Group is led by the Executive Director Students.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.



Position Description - Coordinator, Industry Experiences

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26 Oct 2025 11.59 pm
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