Indigenous Student Engagement, Lead

**Indigenous Student Engagement, Lead**:
**Position Number**: 0062670
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
**Department/School**:Student Experience
**Salary**:UOM 7 - $106,432 - $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super

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 Experience**
The role sits within the Student Experience Team, who provide a range of services to the broader Faculty in leading and implementing the strategies associated with the faculty’s student experience, centred on improving various facets of our students' educational journey, including ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience, fostering contemporary learning environments, and providing resources that extend beyond conventional classroom settings.

Connecting with alumni and partners to enhance the student experience, drawing on their industry and external knowledge and ensuring that students are at the centre.

**About the Role**
The Indigenous Student Engagement, Lead drives initiatives that promote Indigenous student pathways into engineering and IT, aligning with FEIT's Indigenous strategy and the University's Murmuk Djerring plan. Collaborating with Indigenous communities, Traditional Knowledge Holders, senior leaders and stakeholders, the role leads programs such as the Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS) and outreach initiatives, fostering respectful relationships and impactful outcomes. Reporting to the Head of Student Experience, the role involves event delivery, project coordination, and continuous evaluation to ensure meaningful progress toward Indigenous engagement and education goals.

Responsibilities include:

- Ensure timely and effective communication with all internal and external stakeholders throughout the development and implementation of Indigenous initiatives.
- Provide high-level project and administrative coordination for initiatives such as Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS), Residential Indigenous Science Experience (RISE)
- Coordinate student recruitment, program delivery, OHS risk assessments, and liaison with partnering universities and Indigenous units to achieve objectives of FEIT Indigenous initiatives.
- Coordinate sponsorship opportunities and effectively manage key stakeholders.
- Empower Indigenous students through impactful programs, meaningful collaborations, and leadership in diversity-focused initiatives._

**About You**

You will also have:

- Effective communication with all internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to foster strong collaborations to ensure effective delivery of project outcomes within budget and timelines.
- The ability to coordinate and prepare project documentation, including project plans, schedule, implementation plans, work plans and timeframes, communications, evaluation and identification of key responsibilities and milestones to support initiatives that promote Indigenous student pathways into engineering and IT

**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.

**Support for Indigenous staff**
- Cultural leave: Indigenous staff members are entitled to up to five days non-cumulative paid leave per calendar year for the purpose of attending NAIDOC, community, cultural and ceremonial activities.
- University policies: Indigenous staff are supported by the Indigenous Employment Plan 2023 - 2027 and Indigenous Employment Framework, with the commitment to improving the employment, retention and career progression outcomes for Indigenous staff members
- Indigenous Staff Network: Employees who have identified themselves as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander will have access to the Indigenous Staff Network (ISN)
- Cultural events: The University hosts annual cultural events such as the Wominjeka to begin the Academic Year and the Narrm Oration, and recognises significant times throughout the year such as, Reconciliation Week, Mabo Day and NAIDOC Week.
- Employee Assistance Program: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support Line available free for you and your immediate family members.
- 'Indigenous' here means a person of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent._

**Be Yourself**
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversi