About the position
- Full Time, Continuing position
- Campus Independent Location
- HEO6 Classification Level
Reporting to the Senior Coordinator Student Voice and Partnerships the Coordinator, Student Voice and Partnerships coordinates the university-wise Student Voice and Students as Partners programs, and associated wider partnership initiatives and activities for both students and university-wide key stakeholders.
This position is responsible for innovating and improving service delivery within their function, maintaining high professional standards, and acting as a specialist in their field. Working as part of a team, they contribute to leadership to the design, development and implementation of activities for the Student Voice and Students as Partners program, working collaboratively with stakeholders across various contexts. Duties include building and maintain relationships, organising and facilitating workshops, events and meetings, guiding students on governance and communication, monitoring and reporting engagement, and developing support systems to enhance quality and efficiency in student partnership activities.
Skills and Experience:
To be considered for this position, you will have:
- Significant expertise developed through extensive relevant experience and practical application.
- The ability to work cross-functionally in a small team delivering a diverse portfolio of student partnership services.
- A holistic, student centred, understanding of, and commitment to, promoting student voice, agency, and partnership.
- Experience in project management and event coordination within the tertiary sector or a related field.
- The ability to guide diverse stakeholders towards consensus, ensuring outcomes align with the needs of their representative cohorts.
- The ability to understand, assess, evaluate, and report on student engagement and impact outcomes using reports, presentations, papers, and communications that demonstrate positive outcomes and alignment with organisational strategy.
- Skills in program design and implementation, including developing structures informed by data and stakeholder input to support high quality engagement and reporting.
- Intercampus travel will be required.
For further details about the position, please refer to the Position Description in the link below.
How to apply
Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:
- An up-to-date resume; and
- Cover letter outlining your suitability for the position; and
- Responses to all Essential Criteria in a separate Word document
Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.
Our commitment to safety
All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.
National Code on Gender Based Violence in Higher Education
La Trobe University is committed to upholding the National Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities. Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence in previous employment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information to assist in determining suitability. Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation liberty or autonomy.
