Director, Partnership Success Group

unimelb; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Director, Partnership Success Group based in Melbourne. This full-time, fixed-term role (5 years) leads the Partnership Success Group to mobilise, deliver and deepen partnerships across research, innovation and workforce development, combining commercial development, delivery and capability building.

You will work across faculties and Melbourne Enterprise to shape opportunities, build governance, partner intelligence and CRM, and ensure a

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic growth, business development or enterprise transformation functions.
• Ability to mobilise diverse functions around large-scale opportunities.
• Proven track record of delivering partnerships with measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Partnership Success Group to mobilise and deliver partnerships at scale.
• Lead workforce capability partnering and align education and industry solutions with partner needs.
• Provide strategic leadership for partnership mobilisation, governance and value delivery.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Partnership Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Director, Partnership Success Group

Melbourne Enterprise | Melbourne Research and Enterprise Portfolio

Full-time | Fixed term for 5 years

The University of Melbourne is one of the world's leading research-intensive universities, with the research capability, talent and enterprise ambition to solve society's most significant challenges. Melbourne Enterprise is building a more coordinated, market-facing and partner-centric institution, connecting world-class research and expertise with industry, government and other external partners.

We are seeking an exceptional senior leader to lead the Partnership Success Group, a pivotal enterprise capability that will shape how the University mobilises, delivers and deepens partnerships across research, innovation and workforce development. Reporting to the Executive Director, Partnerships and Precincts, you will bring together commercial development, market intelligence and systems, partnership mobilisation and delivery, workforce capability and organisational capability development to enable partnership growth at scale.

As a key institutional leader, you will work across faculties, Melbourne Enterprise and professional services to mobilise expertise and resources around complex opportunities, strengthen commercial and delivery capability, and create a consistently exceptional partner experience. You will play a central role in establishing the systems, frameworks, governance and ways of working that enable a consistent, market-facing and partner-centric approach to partnering across the University.

The opportunity

This is a career-defining opportunity to build enterprise capability that will shape how one of the world's leading universities develops, mobilises and delivers partnerships at scale.

You will lead the Partnership Success Group, strengthening the University's ability to shape opportunities, structure partnerships and deliver them effectively. Working closely with sector-aligned Enterprise Partnerships leaders and colleagues across the University, you will bring together commercial, delivery and institutional capability to turn major opportunities into enduring partnerships and measurable impact.

You will also lead the University's workforce capability partnering function, bringing together professional education, custom education and industry talent solutions into a coordinated enterprise offering that connects partners with the University's education, workforce and talent capabilities, including students, PhDs and graduates.

A key focus will be building the systems, intelligence and organisational capability that enable better decision-making, effective prioritisation, strong partnership performance and an exceptional experience for partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish and lead the Partnership Success Group, building the commercial, delivery and organisational capability required to mobilise and deliver partnerships at scale.
• Lead the University's workforce capability partnering function, aligning professional education, custom education and industry talent solutions with partner needs and institutional priorities.
• Provide strategic leadership for partnership mobilisation and delivery, ensuring major opportunities and partnerships are governed effectively, executed consistently and deliver value for partners and the University.
• Lead the uplift of partnership development capability across research, innovation and workforce development, including opportunity shaping, business case development, partnership structuring and commercial frameworks.
• Establish and enhance partner intelligence, CRM, pipeline management and reporting capabilities to support effective prioritisation, resource allocation and decision-making.
• Mobilise cross-functional teams and institutional resources around complex opportunities, working across faculties and professional services to maximise partnership outcomes.
• Establish best-practice frameworks, standards and tools that embed consistent ways of working and build enterprise-wide partnership capability.

About you

You are an accomplished partnerships, commercial, business development or enterprise transformation leader with a strong track record of building capability, leading complex functions and converting opportunities into sustainable organisational, commercial or societal outcomes.

You bring strategic insight, commercial acumen and exceptional stakeholder engagement capability, with the credibility to work across a complex, matrixed organisation and influence senior executives, academic leaders, professional teams and external partners.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading strategic growth, business development, partnership delivery or enterprise transformation functions, with a track record of converting opportunities into sustainable outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to mobilise diverse functions around large-scale, complex and high-value opportunities, bringing together commercial, delivery, tech