Director, Education Programs & Asia-Pacific Partnerships

Uniglobaltechnologies; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Discounted services

Professional development opportunities

Parental leave and cultural leave

Job summary

The University of Melbourne is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Asialink's flagship education portfolio and BRIDGE school partnerships, delivering DFAT-funded programs with measurable intercultural impact. You will shape strategy, partnerships and delivery across Australia and Southeast Asia, guiding budgeting, governance, and multi-country program leadership.

You will manage resources and supervise staff, while advancing monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate outcomes and align with partner

Qualifications

• Hold postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field, or equivalent experience in complex program leadership roles.
• Demonstrate strategic program leadership delivering complex education or capability programs across multi-country environments.
• Manage funding agreements, budgets, governance obligations and relationships with government or major funding partners.
• Bring deep knowledge of Asia-Pacific education systems, international education and intercultural capability.
• Apply advanced monitoring, evaluation and analytical approaches using data and digital platforms to drive continuous improvement.
• Communicate credibly with senior stakeholders, building trusted relationships across cultures and representing organisations at high levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design and growth of Asialink's education portfolio, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and DFAT objectives.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of BRIDGE school partnership programs, ensuring quality learning outcomes and compliance.
• Cultivate strategic relationships with DFAT, governments and education partners across Australia and Southeast Asia to support program success.
• Manage human and financial resources, including budgeting, forecasting, risk, reporting and supervision of Indonesia-based education staff.
• Lead monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks to evidence impact, improve performance and meet funding partner reporting requirements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Monitoring & evaluation

Budgeting

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

The University of Melbourne is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Asialink's flagship education portfolio and BRIDGE school partnerships, delivering DFAT-funded programs with measurable intercultural impact. You will shape strategy, partnerships and delivery across Australia and Southeast Asia, guiding budgeting, governance, and multi-country program leadership.

You will manage resources and supervise staff, while advancing monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate outcomes and align with partner