Senior Officer, Engagement and Projects (Gatton Campus)
Locations: Gatton Campus, St Lucia Campus
Time Type: Full time
Posted On: Posted 8 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R-43897
Faculty of Science
Full-time fixed-term position through to January 2026
Base salary will be in the range $89,861.38 - $96,402.32 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 6)
Based at Gatton Campus, with occasional travel to St Lucia and other Faculty locations
About This Opportunity
The Senior Engagement Officer (Gatton Campus) coordinates a comprehensive program of engagement initiatives to support the Faculty of Science's and UQ Gatton Campus’ strategic engagement priorities, profile building, and projects.
This role works closely with the Director, Gatton Campus and several teams across UQ, acting as a key liaison for external stakeholders. You’ll coordinate and deliver engagement activities, events and targeted communications for audiences including local industry, government, local community, partners, alumni, current students. Additionally, you will support key projects for Gatton Campus and occasionally support broader Faculty engagement activities to achieve strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, deliver, evaluate and report on strategically aligned engagement initiatives for key audiences, including but not limited to: partners, local industry, government, local community.
- Collaborate with the Gatton Campus Director and internal stakeholders to build and nurture relationships with diverse external stakeholders.
- Identify and share opportunities to build and enhance relationships and partnerships aligned to strategic priorities for Gatton Campus.
- Represent the University at functions and liaise with external presenters and guests.
- Serve as the key contact for Gatton Campus engagement activities.
- Plan, manage, and evaluate events, coordinating logistics and ensuring goals are met.
- Support project planning, delivery, documentation and evaluation to support strategic priorities and reporting against key milestones and deliverables.
- Cultivate positive relationships with colleagues and clients, contributing to continuous improvement and effective communication.
- Create and deliver brand-compliant communications across various channels, and evaluate engagement activities to report on effectiveness and improve outcomes.
Teamwork
Ability to work independently and contribute to a high-performing team by cultivating positive relationships with colleagues, subject matter experts, and clients to exceed delivery expectations.
Location and Travel
The position is primarily based at the Gatton Campus with 1-2 days per fortnight working from St Lucia campus.
Travel may also be required to other UQ sites e.g. other campuses, facilities and/or Research Stations.
Undertake occasional out-of-hours work as required to ensure timely service delivery and represent the University at events e.g. Open Day, local community events.
Organisational Relationships
This position reports to Manager, Engagement and Outreach within the Marketing, Communications and Future Students Unit, Faculty of Science.
Key internal client relationships: Office of the Director, Gatton Campus.
About UQ’s Gatton Campus
Established over 125 years ago, UQ’s Gatton Campus has a long history – from starting out as a dedicated agricultural institution, to being a field hospital during WWII, and to joining the UQ community in 1990.
Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.
Join an organisation where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued, and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:
- Free parking and intercampus bus
- On campus childcare, medical clinic, and post office
- 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
- 17% superannuation contributions
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- UQ Study for Staff
- 25% discount on eligible UQ Vets services
- Access to our $4.1 million UQ Sports facility
- Volunteer in our community garden
About You
- Tertiary qualifications in business, public relations, communications, marketing or related discipline with minimum 4 years’ subsequent relevant work experience in engagement, or equivalent combination of relevant professional experience and education/training.
- Demonstrated experience and capability across stakeholder relationship and partnership management, community engagement, events management, external and internal engagement.
- Proven track record of developing and executing successful engagement plans and initiatives for a variety of audiences.
- Demonstrated project management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to run stakeholder workshops to support delivery of strategic objectives.
- Demonstrated experience translating complex information into plain language as demonstrated through recent work experience and a track record of successful delivery.
- Ability to work with stakeholders on the translation of strategic priorities into successful engagement activities.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills for a variety of internal and external stakeholders and audiences.
- Ability to prioritise own workload, work independently and proactively and meet deadlines with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated analytical and interpretative skills and an ability to exercise judgement and problem solve.
- Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, outcomes-focussed, teamwork and high-quality client service.
- High level of proficiency using MS Office suite.
- Strong knowledge and experience or ability to quickly acquire a high level of capability using email marketing platforms (Vision6), social media platforms and scheduling systems (Falcon), web content management systems (Drupal), Microsoft SharePoint, Photoshop, project management software etc.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering engagement services within the university sector or within a large organisation.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Lachlan Seawright l.seawright@uq.edu.au or Kylie Roots k.roots@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
Want to Apply?
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
- Cover letter (maximum 2 page) summarising how your background aligns to the ‘About You’ section relative to the role purpose.
- Resume with 2 current referees.
Other Information
UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.
We know one of our strengths as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. Reach out to talent@uq.edu.au for accessibility support or adjustments.
Applications close November 3rd 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-43897).
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