Associate Director, UC&M Business Partnering

Job Description

Associate Director, UC&M Business Partnering Role Type: Full-time; ContinuingApplications close: Wednesday 12th of February 2025 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) Be part of the team driving positive change in global health: The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) at the University of Melbourne is seeking an experienced Associate Director, Communications and Marketing (Business Partnering). In this pivotal role, you'll provide expert strategic and operational leadership across communications and marketing efforts, developing integrated strategies that align with faculty and university-wide priorities. As a trusted advisor to Faculty Executive leadership, you'll be accountable for enabling the success of the communications and marketing function through an embedded business partnering model, with a focus on service excellence. Your ability to influence and deliver in a matrix model within a large, complex organisation will be crucial, as you foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. You'll play a key role in shaping MDHS's profile, enhancing stakeholder engagement, and contributing to the overall success of the university's communication and marketing initiatives. If you have the exceptional leadership and communication skills to advance the Faculty’s purpose of making a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities, we invite you to apply and join our dynamic team at the University of Melbourne. What We Offer You: Attractive Salary Package: Senior Manager salary open to negotiation, 17% super and more. Benefits: Enjoy salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, and a 25% discount on graduate courses for you and your family. Career Growth: Collaborate with senior leaders and make a significant impact society through education. Strategic Leadership: Serve as trusted advisor to Faculty Executive leadership, managing reputation and overseeing strategic planning for communications and marketing. Stakeholder Management: Provide effective leadership in a matrix model, collaborating with key stakeholders to achieve performance metrics and facilitate service access. Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation and continuous improvement across all areas of communications and marketing, fostering a data-driven and constituent-centric approach. Your profile: You are a strategic thinker and persuasive communicator who excels at influencing senior leaders and cross-functional teams. You have a talent for articulating ambitious visions, motivating others into action, and turning ideas into reality. Your ability to leverage deep knowledge to inspire and drive results is key. If you thrive on transforming big ideas into tangible outcomes through collaboration and influence, this role is for you. Experience and Qualifications: Extensive experience in higher education or the health sector, as well as a relevant postgraduate qualification or a combination of relevant training, education, and experience. Leadership: Leadership experience in large, complex organisations. You don't have to have managed direct reports, but leadership in cross-functional projects and strategic advice is vital. Change management: Proven experience in leading and executing change management initiatives and change communications strategies within large, complex organisations. 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. You will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures if you don’t have one already. Your New Team – University Communications & Marketing University’s Communications and Marketing function provides strategic, advisory and operational services to support the academic mission and the University strategy. It fosters a culture of best practice and collaboration across the University’s communication and marketing teams and stakeholders and uses data-driven insights to inform decision-making across the University. Your New Employer - The University of Melbourne Once you join us, we hope you will see for yourself that 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. We genuinely value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcome and celebrates diversity. 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. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Susan Bradley via email at , ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address. If you require reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact the employee listed above, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request". Please note: This role requires current valid work rights for Australia – visa sponsorship is not available. Advertised: 31 Jan 2025 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time #J-18808-Ljbffr