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Job no: 0053962
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Shepparton
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
Department/School: School of Agriculture and Food
Salary: Senior Manager 1
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional - Full time - 17% super
The University of Melbourne is seeking an experienced business development and management professional to lead our NorVicFoods project in the Hume, Victoria. The role will be at the interfaces between innovation, knowledge translation and industry development, and will require engagement with industry innovators, University tech transfer staff, and public sector leaders. The successful candidate will work as part of a nationally-leading agriculture and food innovation team, and enjoy all the advantages of a rural and regional location.
About the role
The Executive Manager is responsible for NorVicFoods’ consistent achievement of its mission and strategic objectives and will lead the development and implementation of the NorVicFoods strategy. The Executive Manager will take a leading role in stakeholder engagement within the Hume region to build and develop new and existing relationships.
The Executive Manager will lead the development and implementation of business development strategy for NorVicFoods and will lead engagement activities, connecting academics with industry partners and stakeholders to build and develop new and existing relationships. The position will be responsible for generating, negotiating and managing a portfolio of customised ventures with organisations in the Hume region.
The Executive Manager will interact with organisations that are key actors in the agri-food innovation and production systems of Victoria and southern Australia. Organisations will include global corporations, private companies, not-for-profit organisations, government entities and community groups. Working with the various supporters of NorVicFoods, the Executive Manager will seek long term impact through the project and seek other resources to support its growth and development.
The position will lead a team based in Shepparton, reporting into the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences and interacting with agri-food organisations. The team will also interact with other University staff and students who work through NorVicFoods, which includes:
About NorVicFoods
NorVicFoods (NVF) is a knowledge translation, and industry engagement project of the University of Melbourne, that is funded under the Victorian Department of Education and Training, Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund in 2021. NorVicFoods will facilitate the transfer of knowledge from the University’s diverse and creative academic staff, to agri-food enterprises in the Hume region of Victoria.
The project will be headquartered in Shepparton, but project collaborations are expected to extend across the Hume region, and elsewhere as required.
The NorVicFoods project is governed by a Project Control Board, and in time will be guided by a regionally-based advisory committee. The project has several significant industry collaborators.
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To ensure the University provides a safe environment for children, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to:
https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Benefits
To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits
Applications close: 24 Oct 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
This position is no longer advertised and available only for reference.