Head of Industry Partnerships

UTS; Broadway; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Superannuation 17%

Flexible work practices

Parental leave

Salary packaging

Résumé du poste

UTS, based in the heart of Sydney, seeks a senior partnerships lead within External Engagement and Partnerships. The role focuses on identifying, attracting, scoping and contracting partnerships between UTS and external organisations within the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Health, operating in a hub-and-spoke BD model to maximise value.

You will build and manage a strong partnership pipeline, shape proposals and agreements with academic and professional staff, mentor team members, and

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Experience in business development, partnerships or stakeholder engagement preferred.
• Experience in Science or Health fields and working with multidisciplinary teams.”

Responsabilités

• Lead development of faculty-level engagement plans and strategies.
• Proactively identify and progress partnership opportunities and build a strong pipeline.
• Shape compelling proposals and strong agreements in collaboration with academic and professional staff.
• Utilise the hub-and-spoke structure to address partner needs with university value propositions.
• Direct, support and mentor team members where applicable.
• Provide partnership expertise and guidance to faculty leadership and researchers.

Connaissances

Partnership development

Pipeline building

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-team collaboration

Industry–university partnerships

Formation

Postgraduate qualification

Description du poste

About UTS

At UTS, we're a young, globally recognised university known for doing things differently. Based in the centre of Sydney, we work closely with industry, government, and the community to focus on outcomes that matter. Our strength lies in how we bring creativity, technology and innovation together to make a practical difference. We're Australia's leading young university and consistently sit within the top 100 universities globally, a reflection of the scale of our ambition and the contribution of our people. When you join UTS, you become part of a community that values inclusion, supports access to education, and works towards positive change in society.

About the Team

The External Engagement and Partnerships division focuses on strengthening relationships between UTS and external partners across industry, government and community. The Industry Partnerships function is focussed on supporting faculties to identify, attract, scope and secure new partnerships, or deepen existing partnerships, to create maximum mutual value.

Job Purpose

The role leads the identification, attraction, scoping and contracting of partnerships between UTS and external organisations within the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Health within which it is embedded. It works as part of a hub-and-spoke BD model to maximise and realise high-quality partnership opportunities across the university.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the development of faculty-level engagement plans and strategies.
• Proactively identify and progress partnership opportunities and build a strong pipeline.
• Shape compelling proposals and strong agreements in collaboration with academic and professional staff.
• Utilise the pan-university hub-and-spoke structure to build collective intelligence, multiply opportunities, and ensure partner needs are comprehensively addressed by all relevant university value propositions.
• Direct, support and mentor team members where applicable.
• Provide partnership expertise and guidance to faculty leadership and researchers.

Skills, Attributes and Knowledge

• Ability to develop and deliver partnership opportunities aligned with priorities.
• Strong capability in building and converting partnership pipelines.
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to collaborate across academic and professional teams.
• Understanding of industry and university partnership environments.

Experience

• Experience in business development, partnerships or stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working in Science or Health fields in research, industry or the public sector.
• Experience working with academic and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience securing and managing partnerships.Experience leading teams and managing multiple opportunities.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent combination of experience and training.

Refer to the position description for more detail.

What We Offer

Base Salary Range: SSG1 plus 17% superannuation (pension).

The position is full time and will be made on a continuing basis.UTS staff also benefit from a wide range of Employee Benefits include flexible work practices, generous parental leave and salary packaging opportunities.

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

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