Position Number: 0064260
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Department: Chancellery; Office of the Provost
Salary: UOM 7 – $106,432 – $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super
- Manage marketing campaigns and partnerships, ensuring brand compliance and timely delivery.
- Act as a key liaison between internal teams and external partners, driving strategic alignment in a dynamic higher education environment.
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
This position is a professional development opportunity for University of Melbourne staff. Only current Continuing, Fixed-Term, and Casual staff are eligible to apply. Eligible staff wishing to apply must update their profile on the application page to indicate they are ‘currently employed by the University of Melbourne’. This will confirm eligibility for positions that are open to internal staff applicants only.
About the Role
The University of Melbourne's Melbourne Online seeks a Partnership and Marketing Coordinator to drive its online education vision. This role requires strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills to oversee marketing campaigns, ensure brand compliance, and foster effective team collaboration.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Serving as the primary liaison between external partners and internal teams, ensuring clear communication, aligned goals, and timely delivery of marketing assets.
- Ensuring all marketing assets adhere to the University's brand guidelines, facilitating creative approvals, and reflecting accurate course information.
- Coordinating approvals, track progress, address issues, and maintaining stakeholder engagement throughout marketing campaigns.
- Collaborating with internal teams to align on strategies, processes, and objectives, resolve issues, and share best practices.
Who we are looking for
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills, the ability to effectively coordinate marketing campaigns with external partners, and strong project management experience. They will be adept at prioritising tasks, meeting deadlines, and maintaining high quality standards. Prior experience in higher education, digital marketing, and media planning is highly desirable.
You will also have:
- Relevant Bachelor’s qualification and/or extensive experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training in Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience acting as a liaison between external partners and internal teams, particularly in a marketing or project coordination role.
- Experience coordinating marketing campaigns, including working with external partners to deliver effective, targeted marketing strategies and creative assets.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost supports achievement of the vision and objectives for people and community, learning and teaching, and academic performance contained in our institutional strategy - Advancing Melbourne 2030.
Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Community), the CPO leads the University’s strategic agenda for people and culture, building a diverse, inclusive and vibrant community.
As a member of the Provost's Executive Group, the CPO works closely with the Vice-Chancellor, Provost, Chief Operating Officer, and other senior leaders, partnering across the institution to deliver the University's academic mission.
Leading the HR/People function, the CPO and her team support faculties and professional teams to ensure staff thrive.
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
The University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture, and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ivanka Yan via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
Please note that due to the University shutdown and panel members being on leave, interviews will be conducted after 9 January.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the Position Description.
Position Description
