Program Manager

• $127,124 to $142,185
• Ongoing, full-time
• Gardens Point

Who are we looking for?

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a Program Manager
to join QUT Graduate School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, Academic Division.

The Program Manager MBA suite is responsible for growing enrolments, managing operational aspects of the programs and fostering extra curricula initiatives in areas such as industry engagement and professional career development.

Real world impact

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a
‘real world’ focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution
that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they
will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

About the Academic Division

The Academic Division is responsible for supporting and delivering learning, teaching, research and research services to students and staff. This is realised via the Education and Research portfolios and through the work of our Faculties.

The Head of the Academic Division is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic), Professor Robina Xavier. Professor Xavier provides strategic oversight and financial management of the Division and provides leadership to the Education portfolio.

The Division’s Research portfolio and academic faculties, are led by the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik.

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Business and Law comprises the QUT Business School and QUT Law. Widely recognised for yielding career-ready graduates, industry engagement, and relevant high-quality research, we prepare learners and communities today for the real world of tomorrow.

Led by the Executive Dean and the Faculty Leadership Team, the Faculty of Business and Law is committed to real-world learning and research excellence, supported by our deep industry engagement and extensive global connections. Our commitment to inclusivity and belonging encourages our staff and learners to achieve their full potential.

With a balance of theory and practical experiences, our business and law courses are developed and delivered in consultation with industry and the professions, ensuring our learners develop the skills and knowledge they need to ethically and sustainability shape the future. Our graduates are critical and creative thinkers, embracing diverse perspectives and equipped for self-leadership and life-long learning.

Our discipline schools are established with affinities that promote integration and collaboration in teaching and research, providing a sustainable foundation upon which to build areas of strength.

These include:

• School of Accountancy
• School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
• School of Economics and Finance
• School of Law
• School of Management
• Graduate School of Business

Our researchers collaborate in specialised research groups within and across disciplines. The Faculty of Business and Law hosts centres specialising in impactful, industry-connected research and engagement addressing the future enterprise, health law, decent work and industry, entrepreneurship, environmental law, law technology, econometrics, behavioural economics, consumer and stakeholder engagement and more.

The QUT Business School is the first Australian business school to earn accreditation with all three of the world’s leading international quality assurance agencies: AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA. Less than 1% of business schools globally have achieved triple accreditation, and we are proud to be a part of this distinguished group. With a similarly long and esteemed history, QUT Law is also extensively involved in delivery of commercial and continuing education programs including practical legal training, satisfying the requirements for admission to professional legal practice.

QUT Law and the QUT Business School have built strong national and international reputations for excellence and impact, delivering exceptional real-world opportunities for our learners, industry partners, and community. We attract high-quality domestic and international participants, with over 15,000 learners studying across single or double undergraduate degrees, postgraduate coursework and research degrees, and executive education.

The Faculty of Business and Law operates at the University’s Gardens Point campus. Located in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, the Gardens Point campus provides the Faculty with a distinct competitive advantage to provide transformative education, research and connections with industry. The Graduate School of Business also delivers programs at a Canberra site.

About the Graduate School of Business

The Graduate School of Business (GSB) is responsible for the design and delivery of transformative postgraduate degrees and non-award executive programs for the Faculty of Business and Law. The GSB portfolio of programs is acclaimed by graduates, employers, rankings and international accreditation agencies, including the Australian Financial Review, AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.

Programs include transdisciplinary business courses such as the highly ranked and rated Master of Business (MBA) suite, which includes the MBA, Executive MBA and digital MBA degrees. The GSB also designs and delivers customised client awards such as the Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Sector Management) a degree that is offered nationally to public sector leaders and managers within local, state, and federal government agencies.

The GSB is an integrating agent for the Faculty of Business and Law, leveraging the expertise of world-leading academics and researchers from across the Faculty to deliver the courses and foster linkages with industry. The School proudly supports business and law professionals and alumni with opportunities to engage in life-long learning and connect meaningfully with local, national and international organisations.

GSB programs are delivered at QUT locations in Brisbane and Canberra and virtually. Client programs are also delivered at client locations, nationally and internationally. 

What you need to succeed

As a strong communicator, you will build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and communicate the shared QUT Values in your approach to work.

You will demonstrate:

Education, training and/or relevant experience equivalent to the completion of postgraduate qualifications in business in conjunction with extensive relevant sales experience. An MBA or EMBA would be highly regarded.

Proven track record of successfully acquiring new professional services, business, and achieving annual targets. Demonstrated resilience to pursue and achieve recruitment goals.

Highly developed interpersonal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. Experience in writing compelling proposals and marketing copy.

Demonstrated experience co-ordinating programs such as industry engagement events, international study tours, and professional career development programs.

Proven high-level organisational skills, the capacity to work independently and to prioritise and complete tasks within conflicting deadlines. Experience in project management and demonstrated flexibility, initiative, commitment and dependability.

A knowledge of, or ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, relevant QUT policies and procedures together with experience in interpreting, advising and implementing such policies and procedures, including Business School accreditations such as AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA.

Careers at QUT

Our culture is vibrant, inspiring and challenging. It’s a world where
like-minds come together with a commitment to making a real world
difference, no matter what the area of expertise.

Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, a career at QUT brings a
broad range of tangible benefits. QUT is a high quality and flexible
organisation that is proud of its excellent employment conditions
which include but are not limited to:

• Parental leave provisions
• Study support encompassing leave and financial assistance
• Comprehensive professional development
• Salary Packaging

Explore Life at QUT

Reference number: 22980

Term: Ongoing, full-time basis

Remuneration: $150,440 to $168,264 pa (HEW10) (inclusive of $127,124 to $142,185 pa salary, 17% superannuation and 17.5% recreation leave loading)

Location: Gardens Point

Job opens: 19-Sep-2022

Applications Close: 09-Oct-2022 at 11.30pm

Open to: Applicants who have ongoing full-time work rights in Australia.

In support of our strategic priority of Indigenous Australian success, Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

At QUT, our values reflect what we believe in, and what is important
to us as an organisation. They capture our strengths, our
distinctiveness and sit alongside the priorities outlined in our
Blueprint 6, and guide our decisions and actions.

QUT aims to inspire and shape the future with talented students and
staff from diverse communities , united by our core values
of Ambition, Curiosity, Integrity, Inclusiveness, and Innovation.

If you’re curious, innovative, and ready to experience what
a career at QUT can offer, we’re ready to meet you. You can find
out more about this role and how to apply by clicking ‘Apply’ or
the link below.

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