State Government Engagement Officer

Summary about this job

Detail information about job State Government Engagement Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Work as part of our Commercial Development and Industry Partnerships
• Full-time, Fixed Term for 3 years, Located at Camperdown Campus
• Base Salary: $90,160

State Government Engagement Officer
Commercial Development & Industry Partnerships (CDIP)
DVC Research
Reference no. 1306-0718


About the opportunity 

The State Government Engagement Officer will be responsible for proactively engaging with state and local governments, state government business enterprises or partly government owned or funded bodies to identify external funding opportunities and make the critical connection between funding opportunities and researchers across the University. This position will work closely with members of the Commercial Development and Industry Partnerships unit and researchers across the University to maintain and develop relationships with key state and local government agencies. This role will report to the Director, Commercial Development and Industry Partnerships with regular consultation with Faculty Deans and Associate Deans of Research. This will ensure a uniform and coordinated approach to state and local government engagement across the University while meeting the specific needs of the Faculties and its constituent Schools.

 

 

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 State Government Engagement Officer who possesses:

 

• Tertiary qualification with substantial commercial experience, preferably in a business development or senior commercial role.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with sound negotiating and conflict resolution skills and a demonstrated level of tact and discretion in dealing with a variety of matters.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating effectively with senior management inside/outside the University, academic and administrative staff and research students.
• Experience in developing and promoting tertiary level engagement and project development programs within the areas of Medicine, Science, Engineering and Information Technologies and Arts and Social Sciences.
• Ability to constructively manage multiple and complex stakeholder relationships and competing priorities without losing momentum.
• An understanding the state and local government contract and tendering processes.
• Ability to develop competitive proposals for government tenders
• Organising collaborative events, workshops and sandpits to bring together researchers and industry to create engagement opportunities.
• Contacts and current networks within state and local government agencies.
• Proficiency in scoping, planning, negotiating and managing complex arrangements with commercial partners.

 

Please refer to the Candidate Information Pack for a detailed Position Description. To be considered, it is essential that you upload a resume and address the online selection criteria.

 

About us

The University of Sydney is committed to continued improvement in its research performance, maintaining its leading role within Australia and improving its competitive position internationally in order to contribute to the economic, social and cultural well-being of Australia and the wider world. To realise this vision the University is implementing strategies that will attract and nurture the brightest researchers and support them to undertake research that makes an original contribution to knowledge or understanding; focussing its research activities to create areas of critical mass and coordinate investment in key strategic research areas; aligning its organisational structure to support capabilities in key disciplines and cross-disciplinary areas; and building capacity to undertake many different kinds of research translation including intellectual property protection and commercialisation.

 

The Research Portfolio currently includes nine units that provide services and programs to support researchers and research support staff. This includes the Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research coordinates policy advice and projects, and provides secretariat support to DVCR committees.

 

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 Australias first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 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.

 To be considered for this position it is essential that you address the online selection criteria. For guidance on how to apply visit: How to apply for an advertised position.


All professional staff employed by the University of Sydney must have the right to work in Australia. An employer visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates holding their own Visa are eligible to apply.


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

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 1306/0718F to apply.

Closing date: 11.30pm Tuesday 31st July

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.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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