Partnership Officer

$72,741 to $82,045
- Ongoing, full-time
- Kelvin Grove (hybrid option available)

**Who are we looking for?**

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a Partnership Officer to join Office of the Deputy Dean, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Academic Division.

The Partnership Officer provides a range of administrative duties which encompasses the organisation and administration of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activities and professional experience placements within the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. The Partnership Officer will work collaboratively with staff in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice and relevant Divisions across QUT who are directly involved in WIL and Professional Experience activities. Partnership Officers work within a team to provide information and advice on Faculty procedures to University staff, students and external stakeholders.

We’re offering this role as a hybrid position as part of QUT’s commitment to embracing the opportunities created by a more virtual and connected world.

**Real world impact**

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real world' focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

**About the Faculty**

In our rapidly changing world, driving economic, social and cultural development increasingly requires collaboration. The Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice acknowledges this context— and specifically that how society learns, creates, communicates and collaborates is at the forefront of all innovative and impactful contributions.

The Faculty’s purpose is to create inclusive, ethical and sustainable change for a just world. We do this through collaborations within thriving interdisciplinary and diverse communities that connect our teaching, learning and research to deliver real world change.

With an intersection of creativity, education and social justice combined with QUT’s overall focus on technology the Faculty has strong ties to government and industry which provides our courses with a real
- world focus. The Faculty prepares our students for innovative roles as knowledge leaders at the nexus of design, education, communication, creative practice and social change. We pursue research with impact, and our researchers collaborate on projects in specialised research groups and facilities across disciplines and institutions.

The Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice is led by the Executive Dean and the Faculty Executive team comprising the Executive Dean, Deputy Dean, Heads of School, Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, Associate Dean Research, and Faculty Operations Manager.

The faculty is comprised of the following Schools under the leadership of the respective Head of School:

- School of Communication
- School of Creative Practice
- School of Design
- School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education
- School of Teacher Education and Leadership
- School of Justice

In addition, specialist Faculty professional functions include
- Faculty Operations: Budget and Planning, School Administration Support, Space, Equipment and Assets, and Technical Services teams under the leadership of the Faculty Operations Manager
- Office of the Deputy Dean: Engagement, and Student Specialist Support under the leadership of the Deputy Dean
- Office of the Executive Dean under the leadership of the Executive Dean

**What you need to succeed**

As a strong communicator, you will build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and communicate the shared QUT Values in your approach to work.

You will demonstrate:

- Education, training and/or relevant experience equivalent to completion of a degree.
- Demonstrated highly-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders and maintain confidentiality as required.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure, manage time and high volume tasks efficiently, and meet tight deadlines within the context of competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team and to contribute positively to a work environment focussed on high-quality, high-volume output.
- Ability to interpret rules, policies and procedures with a high degree of accuracy.
- Demonstrated high level written communication skills including the ability to draft correspondence with a high degree of accuracy.
- Demonstrated digital literacy including the ability to use Microsoft Office and corporate systems to input, access, extract and interpret data.