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Women in STEM Program Convenor

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Location
Camperdown
Salary
17% Super
Closing date
4 Mar 2025
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Job Details


  • An opportunity to drive meaningful change and contribute to a more equitable STEM landscape

  • Part time flexible for 1 or 2 days per week, fixed term contract until 15th December 2025

  • Offering a competitive (SPSB) remuneration package including 17% superannuation pro-rata




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About the opportunity

The University of Sydney is launching a new program in 2025, based on philanthropic funds (program name to be confirmed), with the mission to empower women in STEM. The program will offer initiatives such as high school outreach, pre-tertiary academies, and scholarships, aimed at inspiring, supporting, and equipping female students to pursue and excel in STEM disciplines.

As the Program Convenor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping this transformative program designed to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM. Collaborating with teams across faculties and university services, you will oversee the coordination, delivery, and evaluation of initiatives spanning outreach, pre-tertiary academies, and scholarships that empower and inspire the next generation of women in STEM.

Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Education, your key responsibilities will be to:

 

 


  • collaborate with faculties, Sydney Future Students, and Student Life to align and deliver program goals effectively

  • act as the primary liaison with the donor, providing updates on progress and outcomes

  • provide academic oversight and strategic direction to outreach, academy, and scholarship programs

  • oversee budget management, ensuring program activities are delivered within financial parameters

  • manage program governance and reporting, including the evaluation of outcomes against objectives

  • lead engagement with internal and external stakeholders, fostering productive collaborations.




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About you

 

 


  • demonstrated expertise in managing large-scale, multi-faceted programs in a higher education setting

  • excellent program management skills with an understanding of project life cycles and methodologies

  • financial literacy with experience managing budgets and ensuring fiscal accountability

  • strong skills in stakeholder engagement, including collaboration with academic, professional, and external partners. Experience in donor liaison will be advantageous

  • a proven ability to deliver measurable outcomes through strategic program oversight and reporting

  • proven academic record of teaching and learning in a STEM discipline coupled with a doctorate or PhD in a relevant field.




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Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Rachel Strong Recruitment Operations by email at rachel.strong@sydney.edu.au

Copyright The University of Sydney

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Click to view the Position Description for this role.

 

Company

The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.

The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.

The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.

The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.

The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.

Campuses

The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.

1.         Camperdown/Darlington Campus.

2.         Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).

3.         Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.

4.         Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.

5.         Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.

6.         Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.

7.         Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.

8.         Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.

9.         Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.

Faculties

The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.

1. Agriculture and Environment

2. Architecture, Design and Planning

3. Arts and Social Sciences

4. Business (Business School)

5. Dentistry

6. Education and Social Work

7. Engineering and Information Technologies

8. Health Sciences

9. Law (Sydney Law School)

10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)

11. Nursing and Midwifery

12. Pharmacy

13. Science

14. Sydney College of the Arts

15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music

16. Veterinary Science

Number of Employees

Full-time employees: 7616

For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/

Company info
Telephone
+(61) 2 9351 2222
Location
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
AU

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