Portfolio Coordinator- Professional and Continuing Education

(HEO7)- $59.65 to $66.71 per hour plus an employer contribution of up to 10.5% superannuation may apply

6-month casual contract- possibility of extension

Initially 3 days a week, potentially up to 5 days a week in the near future

PACE offers professional development educational products that enable learners to undertake self-directed and life-long learning. PACE delivers micro-credentials, open short courses, blended learning solutions and custom education products and partners with strategic local and international clients. PACE services include business development, product design, and course delivery to support and enable the University to identify and pursue strategic, revenue generating educational opportunities.

The Portfolio Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of high value programs, as well as activities in coordination with the Business Development team to attract and manage local, national, and international customers.

Working under limited direction from the Associate Director, Business Development, the Portfolio Coordinator works to implement effective business processes to ensure all customers of PACE are appropriately managed to optimize ongoing business opportunities leading to revenue generation.

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of quality programs that meet client expectation/s.
• Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders and clients.
• Extensive and high level organisational, administrative skills and customer service, including the ability to prioritse and manage work in a commercial and customer focused business.
• Ability to develop procedures and drive improvement initiatives, including driving growth across the sector and developing key performance metrics.
• High level written and verbal skills and the ability to prepare correspondence and documentation.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment:

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of Academic and Student Engagement drives the University's strategic activities in relation to learning and teaching. This includes ensuring all Adelaide students have a quality experience and investing in our academic staff's professional development.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/dase/division-leadership

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a resume and upload a cover letter (maximum of 2 pages) that includes your responses to the dot points listed in the Advert.

Applications close 11:55pm, Sunday 2 April 2023.

* The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Ms Grega Vrettis
Associate Director, Business Development
Professional and Continuing Education
[email protected]

* Please note as this is a casual role there is no position description available.

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

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