Manager, Enterprise Engagement

• Lead industryengaged education partnerships with real student and community impact.
• Shape a highimpact enterprise education portfolio at a Group of Eight university.
• Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a ongoing basis.
• Base salary range: $134288 $142099 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation.

About the area

Enterprise Education sits within the Deputy ViceChancellor (Education & Student Experience) portfolio and acts as the Universitys central gateway between academia and external partners across industry government and the notforprofit sector. The area leads industryengaged education student employability experiential learning education partnerships entrepreneurial activity and lifelong learning through microcredentials and short courses.

By designing highimpact partnerships and nationally aligned initiatives Enterprise Education enables contemporary student experiences while delivering measurable value to partners and the broader Western Australian community.

About the opportunity

• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise education at UWA shaping and delivering a cohesive portfolio of industry partnerships funded initiatives and innovative education programs that enhance student employability and partner value.
• Lead and develop a highperforming enterprise engagement team delivering a coordinated onestop function that connects academic capability with industry government and notforprofit organisations.
• Drive growth and impact through seniorlevel stakeholder relationships competitive grant and proposal development and oversight of complex multistakeholder initiatives in a dynamic highereducation environment.

About you

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing highperforming teams fostering accountability capability and resilience.
• Proven success building seniorlevel relationships with industry government or notforprofit partners to codesign solutions that deliver shared value.
• Strong expertise in identifying developing and securing competitive funding including grants tenders and proposals and overseeing delivery and governance.
• Highly developed strategic thinking project leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including highlevel consultation negotiation and influence.

Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence sexual harassment and related misconduct to meet legal obligations. Occasional intra and interstate travel may be required. Some out of hours work may be required.

Position description: Manager Enterprise Engagement

To learn more about this opportunity please contact Zach Aman at .

How to apply

Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Saturday 30^th May 2026.

This position is only open to Current UWA staff.

Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels.

About the University

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record vibrant campus and working environments there is no better time to join Western Australias top university.

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Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds the LGBTIQA community and people living with disability.

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