Senior Proposal Development Manager, External Relations
Job No.: 647999
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until July 2025
Remuneration: $135,417 - $143,738 pa HEW Level 09 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Be inspired, every day
- Enjoy the freedom to discover something new
- Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions
The Opportunity
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, is the largest faculty at Monash University and offers the most comprehensive suite of professional health training in Victoria. We rank in the top 30 universities worldwide for clinical and health.
Contributing to the global healthcare agenda, the Faculty aspires to lead research and education and influence local, national and international policy to improve health and social outcomes and health inequalities. We’ve made a major impact in the world of medical research and become globally recognised for our quality education of over 41,000 doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals.
We are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Proposal Development Manager within our External Relations team which sits in the Faculty. Reporting to the Director, External Relations, you will be responsible for developing proposals to support innovation-related strategic initiatives, including multi-million dollar projects. This position plays a key role in bringing together capabilities from across the faculty to achieve research and education objectives in partnership with external stakeholders.
As the successful candidate, your responsibilities will include to:
- Manage successful strategic projects and proposals with significant autonomy, including conversion of new multimillion-dollar funding opportunities by managing, writing and conceptualising written proposal submissions to the external market, in consultation with internal stakeholders and external partners
- Identify interdisciplinary capabilities across the Faculty and capabilities within other faculties, including forming, connecting and leading academic teams (researchers) in proposal development to respond to emerging innovation priorities and agendas
- Prepare specialised communications including reports, correspondence, recommendations and advice for senior management and/or external audiences on highly-complex issues with a sector-wide or global impact
To ensure your success in this role you will have extensive relevant experience, preferably in a biomedical research, clinical research, government, health service, university or other industry-related environment and hold a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field.
If you believe you can fulfil these requirements, you are strongly encouraged to apply.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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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, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
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To Apply:
You only need to provide a cover letter and current resume to apply. Your application must address the following Key Selection Criteria in your cover letter:
- Demonstrated experience writing successful complex proposals and business cases, preferably for multiple stakeholder and/or multi-million dollar initiatives
- Developed conceptual, analytical and evaluation skills, with the ability to develop creative and commercially sound solutions to complex problems and business requirements with external partners
- Superior written and interpersonal communication skills including the ability to articulate complex or technical concepts in various formats and the ability to liaise, mediate and influence at all levels
Please refer to "How to apply for Monash Jobs"
Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries
Ms Tessa Jones, Director, External Relations, +61 408 594 255
Position Description
Senior Proposal Development Manager
Closing Date
Sunday 6 April 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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