Industry Partnerships Coordinator

Location: Perth
- Brand: Training & Employment
- Date Posted: 8 Jul 2025
- **Job number**: 2102
- **Location**: Hybrid, Bentley Western Australia
- **Employment status**: Part time, ongoing
- **Classification: From**$40.82 - $42.51 - genU Training Enterprise Agreement based on qualifications and experience.

**About genU Training**

genU Training is a division of genU that delivers valuable, job-ready and nationally recognised qualifications and vocational short courses. We advocate for expanded education and training options to people who live with a disability, are long-term unemployed and those most vulnerable in the community.

**Harnessing diversity**

At genU, we’re not all the same. And that’s one of our greatest strengths. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think.

We welcome diversity in all its forms, including culture, gender, disability, neurodiversity, age, sexuality, religion, spirituality, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritages. We respect the intersections of these identities and recognise the unique experiences and insights they bring to our organisation. Our commitment is to foster a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and a respectful environment where these values are upheld every day.

**Join Our Team**

The **Industry Partnerships Coordinator**is all about building, developing, and maintaining strong industry partnerships so that genU Training students have access to the placement opportunities they need to meet course requirements. With a focus on courses in the care industry (disability and aging), you will act as the link between industry partners and course coordinators, making sure placement arrangements are streamlined and communicated clearly to ensure everything runs smoothly. You will help the training team put strategies in place to make sure the learner experience stays the top priority, with a focus on the WA and SA regions.

This is a permanent part time position of 3 days a week (0.6 FTE). Which weekdays you work are your choice However there may be occasional flexbility required based on business requirements. This is a hybrid position with a split of work from home and work from the office in Bentley. Some travel within the metro area is anticipated for engaging with industry partners, with regional travel potential in the future. You will be well supported by a thorough onboarding process and a passionate team.

As an **Industry Partnerships Coordinator (ICP)** your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Ensure placement hosts and businesses know about the training programs we offer.
- Find and set up a steady stream of new placement opportunities, while keeping good relationships with current partners.
- Organise placement schedules, make sure learners are ready to start, and help with all the paperwork involved.
- Keep in touch with industry groups to make sure our training is up to date, represent the team at relevant meetings, and help out with internal projects.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure our training materials meet all the required standards and funding guidelines.

**About You**

We are looking for someone who has:

- Strong interpersonal, consultative, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to work independently.
- Proven ability to build positive relationships and engage stakeholders across various sectors, especially in business development.
- High level of confidentiality, discretion, and customer service, maintaining a positive, "can-do" attitude.
- Excellent analytical, administrative, and organizational skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, and databases.
- Highly beneficial - Previous knowledge and experience in the vocational education and training (VET) sector or employment services.
- Beneficial - prior experience in the community services sector, such as disability or aging.

**Employee benefits**

genU offers a range of benefits, including:

- **Salary packaging**: Non-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum, plus additional meals and entertainment benefits.
- **Discount shopping programs**: Save at over 450 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, JB HI-FI and Officeworks.
- **Study Discount**: 25% study discount for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- **Health and wellbeing support**: 24/7 access to a holistic employee assistance program.
- **Professional development**: In addition to a comprehensive induction program and ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression.

**Requirements**:
To be eligible, you must have or be willing to get:

- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain).
- Current Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain).
- Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module.
- Valid drivers licence
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116 or TAE40122) - beneficial, not essen