As the Social Impact Industry Director you’ll take a lead role developing, maintaining and strengthening the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) external relationships with industry to catalyse social change.

You’ll be responsible for working with new and existing industry partners, contributing to CSI’s financial sustainability through identifying and securing new industry and philanthropic grants, overseeing CSI’s executive education portfolio and providing support to CSI’s nodes. Providing a critical bridge between academia and CSI’s catalysing social change strategic agenda.

The Social Impact Industry Director will report to and work closely with the CEO, the CSI UNSW Senior Leadership team and the CSI National Executive Team to deliver on the CSI 2022 Strategy. Aligned with the strategic objectives to develop social impact leaders for a better world by increasing the capabilities of progressive social impact leaders and organisations across disciplines and sectors, they will focus on business development opportunities, oversee the Executive Education team and support CSI’s nodes in business development and gaining philanthropic support.

These objectives will help to increase the centre’s reputation for leadership in social impact through our high quality, industry relevant research, education and catalytic tools.

The role reports to the CSI CEO, and has 2 direct reports. Specific accountabilities for this role include: develop, maintain and strengthen existing donor and strategic industry relationships through industry focused research and consultancy, executive education/professional development opportunities, philanthropic grants, donor stewardship and supporting the development of catalytic tools and guides (including overseeing the Executive Education team).

About CSI

We believe everyone has a role to play in creating social change.

Our purpose is to catalyse positive social change, to help enable others to achieve social impact.

We do this through transformational research and education that is rigorous and purpose-driven. By working with people, communities and organisations to grow their capabilities through research, education, and leadership development.

We create tools, solutions, and leaders that enable change.

• Salary, $136,610 + superannuation
• Full time – 12 Month Fixed Term – Maternity Leave contract
• Location: Kensington – Sydney, Australia 

About UNSW

UNSW is currently implementing a ten-year strategy to 2025 and our ambition for the next decade is nothing less than to establish UNSW as Australia’s global university. This position is within the Faculty of Engineering. 

Accountabilities

• Develop, maintain and strengthen existing donor and strategic industry relationships through industry focused research and consultancy, executive education/professional development opportunities, philanthropic grants, donor stewardship and supporting the development of catalytic tools and guides (including overseeing the Executive Education team).
• Secure new donor, industry and philanthropic funding to help achieve CSI’s strategy.
• Provide a bridge between academic quality in research and teaching and industry needs.
• Identify and convert industry research and education related opportunities into financial commitments by government, corporate, NFP, philanthropy, social business etc.
• Position CSI as an influential driver of systemic social change in Australia and leader in industry relevant social impact research and education programs.
• Play a strategic and operational role in relation to business development and income generation with a goal of achieving a business model that is financially sustainable and delivers on CSI’s strategic vision for catalysing social impact.
• Develop and oversee education and professional development programs, providing pathways to formal courses and program trajectories.
• Develop productive relationships and work in collaboration with team members across CSI nodes, as well as supporting the nodes to form new partnerships and collaborations.
• Play a significant role in developing and stewarding CSI’s industry facing social impact measurement offerings relevant to CSI’s strategy working with the research team.
• Supervise and contribute to capability development of staff within the Centre through effective talent management and succession planning strategies.
• Participate in and collaborate with the CSI Senior Leadership Team and CSI National Executive team in delivering the CSI strategy.
• Actively participate and/or play a significant role in seminars, meetings, panels, industry workshops and Committees in the Centre, Business School and UNSW Sydney.
• Implement the UNSW Health and Safety Management System within your area of responsibility.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or PhD in Engineering or a related area.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated track record of publications and conference presentations relative to opportunity.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
• Experience in Semi-Distributed Hydrological Modelling and specifically with SMART for ecohydrological simulations across Australia.
• Effective interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders and students.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Additional details about the specific responsibilities for these positions can be found in the position description via the advert on https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/.

Within your application you should address the selection criteria which are listed within the position description. 

Please apply online by clicking Apply Now. Applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed on the UNSW Jobs website.  

Contact:
Nikki Hayes
E: [email protected], using the subject line: Social Impact Industry Director enquiry via EthicalJobs

UNSW aspires to be the exemplar Australian university and employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds.

UNSW aims to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion of staff, and that no-one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity. We encourage everyone who meets the selection criteria to apply.