Senior Proposal Development Manager
Job No.: 686627
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $140,157 - $148,769 pa HEW Level 09 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
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 Faculty Office. Reporting to the Director, External Relations, you will be responsible for developing proposals and specialised reports, plans, correspondence, recommendations and advice to support major and strategic initiatives, including multi-million dollar projects.
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
- Prepare specialised communications including reports, correspondence, recommendations and advice for senior management and/or external audiences on highly-complex issues
- Develop project budgets and prepare financial projections, including developing financial models for business case and grant proposal developments, which inform Faculty and University investment decisions
To ensure your success in this role you will have extensive relevant experience, preferably in university or institute research, government, health service or other related industry 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. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 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 world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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"
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 hr-recruitment@monash.edu 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: Ms Tessa Jones, Director, External Relations, +61 408 594 255
Position Description: Senior Proposal Development Manager
Applications Close: Sunday 30 November 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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