Overview:
- Cultivate dynamic external partnerships by skillfully pitching, negotiating, and securing transformative opportunities in growth and diversification training initiatives.
- Full-time, Fixed-Term 3 years
- Based on the Melbourne CBD campus, however, may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University.
About You
The Associate Director of Partnerships is a vital leadership role focused on developing external partnerships and overseeing growth and diversification training initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess both strategic vision and hands-on operational skills, excelling in relationship building that drives tangible business success.
You will collaborate closely with the College Executive to lead efficient workforce training program operations and manage relationships with key stakeholders in B2B (Business to Business) and B2G (Business to Government) strategies.
In this position, you'll provide line management for key personnel, fostering professional growth while holding teams accountable. As a key member of the strategic leadership team, you'll work with the College Executive and VE Leadership Team to achieve operational goals. Additionally, you may represent the Director of Partnerships on various committees and occasionally act in the Director's role. Embrace this opportunity to make a meaningful impact!
To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:
- Extensive experience in business, account management, stakeholder-centric governance, quality assurance and risk management functions within Industry and/or a university environment with a proven track record in achieving growth and diversification targets.
- Outstanding operational and leadership skills in commercial environment including capacity to initiate, lead and manage change to achieve strategic objectives.
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and business acumen to develop and implement new partnerships (concepts into deliverables) for market expansion initiatives whilst working to tight deadlines.
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and communicate effectively with technical experts, project leads, and senior stakeholders.
- Experience in building collaborative partnerships, influencing and persuading others, and resolving conflict in cross-cultural environments.
- Highly experienced in financial and resource management, including budget development, monitoring, and reporting within complex projects or operational environments.
- Extensive staff management experience (direct or indirect) including driving best practice communications and continuous improvement.
- Proven success in developing and managing strategy, commercialisation and strategic partnerships, preferably within industry and/or a university environment.
- Commitment to upholding the University’s values, and with the outstanding personal qualities of openness, respectfulness and integrity
Qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications, and significant experience in a senior operational or partnership role.
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.
About The College of Vocational Education
The purpose of RMIT’s College of Vocational Education is to empower learners and our industry, community and government partners to succeed in the new world of work. Our five-year strategic roadmap, ALiVE@RMIT, purposefully guides everything we do in vocational education to deliver our vision: to position RMIT as a leading multi-sector provider with global impact and influence.
Led by our Deputy Vice Chancellor, the College of VE is reimagining how we deliver vocational education to create unique experiences for our students and partners, so we can:
- lead in practice-based learning
- empower learners for the future of work
- engage industry and community at scale
- grow for impact and influence.
The College of VE is delivering impact through transformation that creates long-term change.
Partnerships
Supported by a dedicated partnerships and engagement function, the College of VE will focus on identifying, developing and managing industry, community and government partnership opportunities. These partnerships are inclusive of the coordination of industry short courses across all clusters. and funded units such as the Skills and Job Centre and the Centre for Digital Enterprise.
This core industry, community and government engagement function is a key pillar of what makes RMIT’s VE offering unique and sector leading.
To Apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your interest and suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Diana (Talent Acquisition) via email .
Position Description - Associate Director Partnerships
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Applications Close:
21 Sept 2025 11.59 pm
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