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Policy and Strategy Advisor, International

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Closing date
19 Sep 2021

Job Details

Work type: Continuing
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Chancellery
Department/School: International
Salary: $96,002 - $103,921 (UOM 7)
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional - Full time - 17% super

About Chancellery International

Led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor International, Chancellery International provides strategic guidance and expert advice for the University’s internationalisation and global engagement.

About the role

As Policy and Strategy Advisor, you will contribute to the Chancellery International portfolio and the implementation of the University’s Global objectives, through project engagement and provision of high-level analysis and research support to senior leaders.

Utilising your expertise in research techniques and data analysis, you will draft documents, briefs and develop business cases and will contribute to projects and outputs across the team.

About you

You will have highly developed writing skills, as demonstrated through the production of succinct analytical reports, briefing papers and other documents for high level stakeholders. You will have the ability to source and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, understand and manage complex issues and deliver timely advice and desired outcomes.

You will further have:

  • Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or equivalent mix of education and significant relevant experience;
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
  • Evidence of strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise competing projects and demands
  • Highly developed communication skills and demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders

Benefits

  • Maximise your benefits through our Salary Packaging scheme
  • Flexible family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions
  • The opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment
  • A substantial discount to eligible staff and their immediate families in undertaking further studies at the University of Melbourne

To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits

Culture

The University is a vibrant campus. We have well-established clubs and networks giving the opportunity to engage and collaborate with other staff around the University. We strive to create an environment where staff and students promote culturally inclusive behaviour and activities, ensure cultural differences are heard and explored, and actively seek to learn from other cultures.

How to apply

Your application submitted should include a CV along with your responses against the selection criteria* found in the Position Description for the role.

*For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria/competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

Position Description

Download File0041197 Policy Strategy Advisor.pdf

Applications close: 19 Sep 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Company

The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.

Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.

Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.

Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.

The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.

In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.

More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.

For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au

*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015

Company info
Telephone
+61 (3) 8344 4000
Location

Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia

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