Events Manager

Events Manager

Job No.: 693680

Location: Clayton Campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $124343 - $137251 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Monash University is seeking a confident organised and strategic Events Manager to lead a small highperforming team and drive the planning governance and delivery of major events and strategic projects across our Australian campuses.

Youll apply your expertise in event delivery project planning project management and team leadership to deliver a cohesive program of studentfocused events and initiatives that enhance engagement and campus life. Your leadership and handson delivery will shape how thousands of students experience Monash fostering connection belonging and vibrant engagement.

Youll lead the experience design and strategic planning of a multicampus events program informed by contemporary engagement trends and the ways students choose to connect and participate. From Orientation and Open Day to innovative popups activations youll help bring our campuses to life through engaging contemporary experiences.

A key part of the role is fostering a collaborative creative and highperforming environment within your team of Senior Campus Experience and Major Events Coordinators. Youll blend handson event delivery with sharp project management driving logistics budgets suppliers and risk with confidence and clarity.

Responsibilities span endtoend event and project management including concept development planning delivery evaluation and reporting. Youll provide authoritative advice to senior leaders contribute to policy and process development oversee data analysis and insights and build strong partnerships across the University and with external providers to elevate the student experience.

This role suits an experienced events professional who thrives in fastpaced environments enjoys leading teams and brings strong project management capability excellent organisational skills and confidence navigating diverse stakeholder groups. Highly developed communication relationship management and organisational skills are essential along with the ability to manage competing priorities budgets and highvolume programming.

About Monash University

At Monash work feels different. Theres a sense of belonging from contributing to something groundbreaking a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity. Thats why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95000 students four Australian campuses and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the worlds best tertiary institutions. We rank in the worlds top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom you will have access to quality research facilities infrastructure world-class teaching spaces and international collaboration opportunities.

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To Apply

For instructions on how to apply please refer to How to apply for Monash Jobs. As part of your application please submit your CV and a Cover Letter addressing Key Selection Criteria 14 and 8.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people culturally and linguistically diverse people people with disabilities neurodivergent people and people of all genders sexualities and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments please contact us at in an email titled Reasonable Adjustments Request for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and background checks required for the role as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Adinus Kohnesheen Senior Manager Campus Experience and Major Events

Position Description: Events Manager

Applications Close: Wednesday 29 July 2026 11:55pm AEST

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