- Senior
- Escritório em Melbourne
Overview:
Full-time, Continuing position
Salary HEW Level 8 ($116,551 - $131,257) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working
About You
This role sits within the Student Experience team and will see you draw on your expertise in people leadership and events management to provide high-level support for the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of student events at the College of Business and Law.
As a Senior Coordinator, you will work collaboratively with Schools, Strategy, International and Industry teams to design events that drive participation, engagement and belonging, thus enhancing the student experience. This will involve leveraging the use of technology and social media marketing campaigns to support the delivery of both strategic and operational large-scale events such as such as Open Day, special project funded events; and operational events such as Orientation and Welcome Sessions for the College. This will include developing and managing budget related to student events
You will bring a modern and forward-thinking approach to identifying new ways of working collaboratively with internal stakeholders across the University and will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will coordinate management of staff, contractors, volunteers, student interns and ambassadors as required to deliver event and experience objectives.
To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:
Demonstrated leadership experience
Excellent relationship building and negotiation skills, with the ability to work collegiately with academic and professional staff, students and external clients from diverse backgrounds.
Evidence of a high degree of emotional intelligence with proven well-developed leadership and team-building skills and experience coaching and aligning teams to achieve high performance outcomes.
Extensive experience in developing and executing successful major events, spanning both physical and virtual platforms.
Proven initiative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently to quickly extract priority issues and take action without specific direction.
Demonstrated ability to project manage high quality and high value initiatives within budget parameters, managing contingency plans and risks effectively.
Experience of effective communications to various stakeholders including experience with social media to promote and celebrate events
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.
About the College of Business and Law
As one of the largest Business Schools in the Asia Pacific region, the College of Business and Law is comprised of five schools – four in Melbourne and one in Vietnam - delivering a broad range of programs in Business, ranging from Certificates up to PHD levels. Many programs articulate between Vocational Education and Higher Education, creating pathways for further study. RMIT Business programs are delivered in Melbourne, Vietnam, Singapore, Shanghai and Jakarta, as well as through Open Universities Australia (OUA) and RMIT Online. The College has an annual budget of approximately $280 million, employs over 1000 staff and delivers programs to approximately 30,000 students (20,000 EFTSL).
In line with RMIT’s vision to be recognised as a global university of technology, design and enterprise, the College mission is to deliver in a global context innovative, industry-engaged education and applied research connected to business. The College assists in achieving the ambitions of RMIT’s new five-year strategic plan Ready for Life and Work by making active contributions towards life-changing experiences for students, creating passion with purpose for its staff and shaping the world with impactful research and global reach.
In particular, the College has defined a number of initiatives which are summarised in three priority areas: enterprising, student experience and international mobility.
The College is located on RMIT University’s City Campus and resides in the state of the art Swanston Academic and Emily McPherson buildings.
For further details about the College, please visit:
To Apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Suzanne Sealey, Associate Director, Student Lifecycle & Experience via email [email protected].
For further information regarding recruitment processes, please contact Emily Kaye, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at [email protected].
Position Description - Senior Coordinator, Student Experience & Events
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Applications Close:
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