• Job no: 0046492
• Work type: Fixed Term
• Location: Parkville
• Division/Faculty: Vice-Chancellor's Office
• Department/School: Department of Research and Enterprise
• Salary: $123,292 - $128,275 (UOM 9)
• Role & Superannuation rate: Professional - Full time - 17% super

The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE - [email protected]) is an Indigenous-led leadership development program that aims to drive greater equity for Indigenous communities globally, with the ultimate goal to create fairer and more inclusive societies.

Hosted by the University of Melbourne, the AFSE Fellowship experience comprises a year-long module-based program, followed by participation as a Senior Fellow in the AFSE lifelong learning community. This forms part of a global network of Atlantic Fellows, with opportunities for further collaboration and engagement facilitated by the Atlantic Institute www.atlanticfellows.org/atlantic-institute

Through practice-based and research-informed learning, AFSE builds powerful understandings and strategies for high impact social change, guided by engagement with Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and being. 

About the role

Reporting to the Executive Director and collaborating with the University of Melbourne Engagement and Advancement teams, the Engagement and Partnerships Manager will play a central role in AFSE’s engagement with partners and stakeholders.

The Engagement and Partnerships Manager will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with AFSE partners that harness the skills, expertise, networks and resources of the academy, government, business, community sector and civil society to contribute to social change.

The role encompasses three major areas of responsibility:

1. Actively manage AFSE’s existing partnerships and foster new partnerships in support of AFSE’s strategic goals;
2. Maintain a strong and expansive network of relationships within the University, higher education sector, with other relevant organisations and communities; and
3. Develop and manage AFSE’s Indigenous Engagement Strategy, including (but not limited to) relationships and initiatives aligned to seven Indigenous place-based communities and nations: Melbourne (Wurundjeri); Barmah (Yorta Yorta); Somerville (Boon Wurrung); Canberra (Ngunnawal); Sydney (Eora); Gulkala (Yolngu); and Aotearoa New Zealand (Māori).

About you

You will have outstanding interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a complex environment. The role demands a capacity to engage effectively with a broad range of academic and professional staff, partners, Fellows, and other stakeholders, and forge effective relationships. Demonstrated experience initiating and managing significant partnerships with positive impact will be highly regarded. 

Demonstrated knowledge and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and cultures, and ways of knowing and doing is essential, as well as demonstrated commitment to equity and empowerment for Indigenous communities locally and globally, with the ultimate goal to create a fairer society that is genuinely inclusive of all peoples. 

Knowledge and experience of Māori communities and culture, and ways of knowing and doing is highly desirable. 

A position description is attached.