Advancement Manager

**Job no**:0057956
**Location**: Parkville
**Role type**:Full time; Fixed term for 12 months
**Department**:Student and Scholarly Services
**Salary**: UOM 9 - $129,154 - $134,374 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part time)

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**About Student and Scholarly Services and the University Colleges and Residential Life Portfolio**
Student and Scholarly Services provides student administration and services from recruitment and point of enquiry to graduation. This team also delivers wellbeing and scholarly services to students and staff.

The University Colleges and Residential Life portfolio is a newly created portfolio in Student and Scholarly Services that manages all University-owned residential accommodation. The portfolio is responsible for delivering a high-quality student and residential experience that supports students to thrive while living on campus, by creating and maintaining a community of scholars with a strong sense of belonging and connectedness to their peers and the University as a whole.

**About the Role**
As the Advancement Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the four University owned Colleges of Medley Hall, International House, Lisa Bellear House and Little Hall through a 12-month transition to a new model for delivering Advancement.

You will take an active role in developing an Advancement plan for those Colleges that do not have one, working closely with the Director, Development and the Director of Alumni and Donor Relations, within the Advancement shared service. For those Colleges with an existing plan, you will support the transition into the new operating model.

Responsibilities include:

- Develop an Advancement strategic plan for the Colleges to align the work of the Colleges with the Advancement shared service
- Identify, qualify, cultivate and solicit prospective major gift donors in support of the Colleges philanthropic priorities
- Deliver bespoke alumni and donor engagement initiatives
- Develop positive external relationships with prospective donors, to maximise the benefits to the assigned cluster and the University
- Manage a portfolio of prospective major gift donors to raise funds

**About You**
You will have a track record in identifying, researching, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donor or customer relationships, both independently and as part of a team, while also operating successfully in a large and complex organisation.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to negotiate and effectively influence to build positive relationships and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders. You will also use your excellent conceptual and analytical skills to effectively plan processes.

You will also have:

- A post-graduate qualification, with extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant extensive experience and/or education/training
- Extensive and demonstrated fundraising and alumni engagement experience or experience in relationship management, stakeholder engagement, sales or marketing with demonstrable experience working at a senior level to develop and execute successful strategies for business development, fundraising, sales, marketing campaigns or similar
- Working knowledge of using Advancement CRMs or other related systems
- To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check._

**_ Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia._**

**About the University**
**The University of Melbourne 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.**

**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, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- 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

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