Position Number: 0048424
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 11 months (Maternity Cover)
Faculty: The faculty of Business and Economics
Salary: UOM 7 $106,432- $115,211 p.a plus 17% super
- Influence the academic and professional growth of students, while collaborating with a network of stakeholders within the prestigious faculty of Business and Economics.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
Oversee the development and delivery of impactful marketing and communications strategies that enhance the student journey. Leading a dynamic team, the incumbent is responsible for crafting and executing integrated campaigns across diverse channels to engage current students with the faculty’s programs, initiatives, and employability offerings. Through strategic collaboration with internal stakeholders, the role ensures the amplification of content that aligns with the University’s brand and objectives, while employing data-driven insights to optimise communications and elevate the student experience. With a focus on innovation, operational excellence, and meaningful connections, this position is integral to nurturing a sense of belonging and purpose for students throughout their academic journey and beyond.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and implementing marketing and communication strategies across multiple channels to enhance student engagement, ensuring alignment with the faculty’s objectives and the University’s brand guidelines.
- Leading and managing the Communications and Engagement (Students) team, planning workloads, coordinating stakeholder relationships, and overseeing campaign delivery to achieve optimal outcomes within deadlines and budgets.
- Creating and evaluating integrated campaigns and content that amplify student experience initiatives, leveraging data insights to refine strategies and improve engagement across the student journey.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing expert advice, post-campaign analyses, and innovative solutions to support continuous improvement in communication practices.
Who We Are Looking For
You possess exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills, enabling you to inspire and guide a team while cultivating strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. With a proactive and adaptable approach, you navigate complex challenges with sound judgement and a solutions-oriented mindset. Your excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, allow you to convey ideas with clarity and influence, encouraging engagement and alignment across various audiences. A keen eye for detail, combined with a creative and strategic perspective, ensures you deliver meaningful and impactful outcomes that resonate with students and stakeholders alike. Above all, you bring an empathetic and student-centred approach, demonstrating a genuine commitment to enhancing the student experience.
You also have:
- A relevant degree combined with significant professional experience, or equivalent expertise gained through education and practice.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and delivering marketing and communication campaigns across various media, including digital and print, to engage diverse audiences effectively.
- Proven ability to manage and lead a team, prioritising competing demands, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of outcomes within strict timeframes and budgets.
- Advanced proficiency in content creation and management, utilising Content Management Systems and other tools to develop and maintain high-quality digital and multimedia communications.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – The Faculty of Business and Economics
The Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne has been preparing students for exciting and challenging careers in industry since 1924.
The Department of Economics is one of the leading schools of Economics in Australia, with active scholarly programs and dedicated research units attracting local and international academics. We continually push the boundaries of knowledge in the fields of economics and econometrics and have a large undergraduate and fourth-year teaching program, with extensive postgraduate programs providing high quality research and professional training. Further information about the department is available here.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Petra Newton via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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Position Description
