Manager, Partnerships

• Attractive salary and benefits including generous leave provisions
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative environment with experienced professionals
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance

The role

• Full Time, Fixed Term (12 months)
• Level 8 - $113,948 to $128,980 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Campus based with option for hybrid work model: Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie or Wagga Wagga. Remote work for alternate locations also considered.

As the Manager, Partnerships, you will advance our domestic and transnational education and industry partnerships, focusing on business development and relationship management. You will be central to building sustainable, high-impact partnerships that enhance student enrolments, strengthen institutional ties and contribute to long-term success.

About you

• High level communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills
• Experienced navigating partnership frameworks, with contract administration knowledge
• Strategic mindset with demonstrated ability to identify, shape and deliver business development opportunities
• Project management experience with a focus on delivery and coordination
• Self-motivated with the ability to learn rapidly and adapt to evolving priorities

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Office of Engagement and Enterprise here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a "statement of suitability" demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is available as a fixed term appointment or, for eligible employees, as a secondment.

To be eligible for a secondment, you must have completed probation. We encourage you to make your current manager aware before applying for a secondment opportunity.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Amy Toon | Senior Manager, Partnerships | | Ph:

Closing Date: 11pm, 28 September 2025