Director, Strategy and Engagement
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Monash University European Research Foundation in a senior leadership position and drive our strategy and engagement in Europe.
You will provide high-level strategic, planning, operational, and business advice and implementation support to the Chair of the Board of Directors, as well as various portfolios within Monash University.
The role involves managing projects, developing strategic proposals, and implementation plans to ensure the Foundation achieves its strategic objectives and supports the strategy of the Founder, the University.
Leveraging your experience engaging and working with European Research Foundations, Research Institutes, and research-intensive Universities, you will identify funding and engagement opportunities to increase the impact and reach of Monash research.
Essential to this position are exceptional management and leadership skills, proven ability to strategically manage and provide expert and authoritative advice at the highest levels, outstanding relationship management, interpersonal, and communication skills, and the ability to negotiate, influence, and build consensus at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders.
Please note that the successful candidate will need to be willing to travel as required and have EU working rights. They will also work in Australia for up to three months per year.
We encourage applications from diverse candidates and are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide high-level strategic, planning, operational, and business advice and implementation support
* Manage projects and develop strategic proposals and implementation plans
* Identify funding and engagement opportunities to increase the impact and reach of Monash research
* Strategically manage and provide expert and authoritative advice at the highest levels
* Negotiate, influence, and build consensus at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders
Requirements
* Exceptional management and leadership skills
* Proven ability to strategically manage and provide expert and authoritative advice at the highest levels
* Outstanding relationship management, interpersonal, and communication skills
* Able to negotiate, influence, and build consensus at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders
* EU working rights desirable