Education Partnerships Lead

5 days ago


Bedford Park, South Australia 01 Flinders University Full time $113,677 - $125,848 per year

Position Details

  • Continuing | Full-Time

  • Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $113,677 - $125,848 p.a. + 17% Super

  • Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

  • View Position Description

About the Role

Under broad direction, the Education Partnerships Lead is responsible for building and managing strategic educational partnerships that align with the University's priorities and enhance student outcomes. This includes developing strong relationships with diverse industry and community partners to support student employability and career readiness, while fostering collaboration across the University to drive innovation.

The position also leads partnership governance, agreement management, and outcome reporting, playing a vital role in shaping impactful collaborations and contributing to a dynamic, inclusive culture.

In addition to the above, the Education Partnerships Lead will:

  • Manage productive and durable relationships with a diverse range of relevant industry and community partners, to facilitate and develop educational partnerships that support the industry connection for and career outcomes of students.

  • Ensure connection between industry and relevant university stakeholders to support curriculum innovation and co-design, work integrated learning and delivery of other relevant learning experiences.

  • Report on educational partnership outcomes for internal and external stakeholders.

About You

As the successful Education Partnerships Lead, you will bring experience in building and sustaining strategic partnerships that create real value for students and stakeholders. You will be confident working across complex environments, with strong skills in project management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning. Your ability to communicate clearly, negotiate effectively, and manage relationships will be key to your success.

You will be proactive and solutions-focused, capable of working independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment. A commitment to continuous improvement and the ability to use data to inform decision-making and meet contractual obligations, is essential. You will also bring leadership experience to support staff performance and development.

Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students)

The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) provides administrative support to key strategic and operational functions of the University's student-related and academic services. Under the general portfolio, the Office team support Portfolio leadership and facilitate dialogue between key service areas to help the Portfolio ensure Flinders' educational offerings are innovative, of assured quality, and are student centred. This drives our values and ethos, our impact and engagement, and our vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia's most enterprising graduates.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

  • 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Wide range of professional development activities and services

  • We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

  • Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

  • Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

  • Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

  • A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

  • You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.

  • For more information regarding this position, we strongly encourage you to contact Professor Chris Brebner.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

08 Oct

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.



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