Events and Engagement Officer

• ​​Full-time​, ​Continuing position​  

• Salary Level HEW 6 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements 

• Based at the ​Melbourne CBD​ campus, ​but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University​ 

About The Position: 

 
The Events and Engagement Officer, as a part of the RMIT Culture Partnered Projects and Engagement team, contributes to the implementation of RMIT Culture’s programming and audience development strategy, which builds a creative and learning community across RMIT, alumni and supporters, creative industries, government, the education sector, and the broader public. Reporting to the Manager, Partnered Projects and Engagement, the role supports the coordination and delivery of events, projects and key partnership activities and takes a lead role in communications, event and project logistics, promotion, reporting and evaluation.  

The role contributes to audience development and engagement by taking an active approach to building and engaging RMIT Culture’s communities and coordinates communications for RMIT Culture across internal and external channels. 

To be successful in this position, you’ll have: 

• Experience in the coordination of events, workshops, and activities to build high levels of participation. 

• Demonstrated experience in developing audiences and an understanding of the relationship between programming and communications. 

• Demonstrated experience coordinating and delivering projects in the creative industries, often simultaneously and to tight timeframes and budgets. 

• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders, and experience facilitating and nurturing partnerships. 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, as well as the ability to liaise with management, staff, and external organisations to establish effective professional relationships. 

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with proven ability to manage multiple tasks and re-adjust workload priorities to meet conflicting deadlines. 

• Experience in digital communication and media and building engaged digital communities. 

• Proven ability to use a wide range of systems, software and social platforms that will support the requirements of the role. 

• Flexible working hours as required by the program, which may include evenings, weekends and public holidays. 

Qualifications: 

Tertiary Qualification in Arts, Creative Industries, Communications or Media and/or extensive work-related experience. 

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check. 

About the ​Group​ 

Public Engagement group 

RMIT University is custodian of a comprehensive range of historic, new and specialist spaces and entities 

in the heart of Melbourne, across its northern suburbs and international campuses. RMIT University 

generates an environment of creating, challenging, and sharing knowledge by activating investigation and knowledge through teaching and research, apply new thinking and technologies and prioritise openness for the benefit of RMIT students and staff, industry, and community sectors. 

The Public Engagement group (RMIT Culture) has broad responsibility to oversee 

RMIT University’s cultural and publicly engaged sites and collections, and support the connection across 

teaching and research, partners, and audience through the delivery of public engagement. 

The Public Engagement group comprises the areas of specialisation across Galleries, Design and 

Innovation, Collections and Archives and Screen and Media that incorporates publicly engaged entities, 

precincts, spaces, collections, including academic and student galleries, science and 

technology showcases, and enterprise engagement. 

To Apply  

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing ​your suitability​ for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below.  

For further information about this position, please see Position Description below or contact Dustin Nguyen – Talent Acquisition Advisor via email [email protected]  

Job Description – Events and Engagement Officer  

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Applications Close:
30 Jan 2023 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to  being  a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Isla n der community.  

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