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Business Development Manager

The University of Sydney
  • Unique leadership opportunity to inform, shape and promote local, national and global cultural competence dialogue across the University
  • Located on the Camperdown/Darlington Campus
  • Fixed-term for 2 years with a competitive remuneration package, relative to experience, that includes leave loading and generous superannuation

About the opportunity

As the Business Development Manager (BDM) for the National Centre for Cultural Competence (NCCC), you will provide senior University wide leadership to identify new opportunities for commercialising the work of the NCCC working in the area of cultural competence. A key part of your role will be to develop, deliver and facilitate strategies, advice and programs, to position the NCCC as a leading provider of cultural competence in education and research with industry partners.

In this new, exciting role you will report to the Director, NCCC, and regularly consult with the NCCC academic team along with academic and professional staff across the University engaged in cultural competence and business development activities. Your strong relationships will ensure a uniform and coordinated approach to industry engagement and commercialisation across the University, while meeting the specific needs of the NCCC.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Business Development Manager who demonstrates:

  • the ability to develop strategies to commercialise relevant work of the NCCC, developing new opportunities to foster industry, community and end-user partnerships for education, training, and research programs
  • project management skills and familiarity with contract, and legal issues, particularly pertaining to IP
  • the ability to work with a team to foster an entrepreneurial culture and further develop partnerships between the education, research, business and government communities that align with the NCCC’s strategic objectives
  • excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact across diverse professional spheres; academic, administrative, clinical, public and corporate sectors
  • an understanding of cultural competence and commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders cultures and society, with demonstrated superior experience in working and communicating with Aboriginal people, government, industry and civil society.
  • excellent strategic planning skills
  • experience in the evaluation of commercial opportunities from education, research or technology developments.

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 8,100 academic and non-academic staff who support over 73,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

The National Centre for Cultural Competence is a significant part of the University of Sydney’s Indigenous strategy and sits within the DVC ISS portfolio. The NCCC was established to ‘Inform, shape and promote local, national and global cultural competence dialogue, action and capability.’ Its purpose is to provide the University community, society and social institutions with tools that enhance social and productive capabilities and contribute to the ethical development and maintenance of cohesive and diverse cultural communities.

The NCCC makes a specific contribution to the University’s efforts to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation and outcomes in higher education. This is accomplished through increasing the capacity of the University of Sydney and the Australian higher education sector more generally to design, implement and evaluate culturally competent higher education and to graduate culturally competent Australians. This will provide them the ability to contribute to social, cultural, political and economic development in an increasingly diverse and globally connected community. The NCCC also embraces the implications of cultural competence for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. In doing so the NCCC makes a substantial contribution to the cohesive and productive capabilities of society.

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For more information on the position and University, please view the position description available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

Reference number 1121/0920F.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Other:

This position is designated as child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working With Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012.

Routine pre-employment probity checks will be carried out for this position

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

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