Program Manager Social Innovation

• Continuing
• Full-Time or option for Part-Time (0.8 FTE – 58hrs/fortnight) for the right candidate
• Strategic Engagement Directorate
• CQUniversity Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone, Rockhampton or Bundaberg (Relocation support available)
• Higher Education Worker Level 8
• Total Remuneration $126,883 to $142,289 pa (including salary of $107,218 to $120,237 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading)

Join an organization with an unbreakable belief that quality education, training and research should be available to everyone – regardless of background, location or life circumstances.

Working at CQUniversity

As the first and only Australian university to achieve Ashoka U accreditation and be certified as a Social Enterprise by Social Traders, CQUniversity has a deep-seated desire to change the world for the better. 

The role of Social Innovation in our current and future activity is highlighted as a priority in CQUniversity’s strategic and operational plans. Changemaker education is important to CQUniversity’s strategic vision and over the years, we have continued to embed social innovation in the curriculum to ensure our graduates graduate with a social innovation mindset, regardless of their discipline. CQUniversity works with our communities to solve complex problems, using applied research, social impact consulting, co-design, capacity building and training to drive social, environmental, economic and inter-generational impact across a national footprint.

Ultimately, we want to change the world for the better – and through social innovation, our students, staff, academics, and communities are all driving the transformation. 

We are currently seeking a Social Innovation Program Manager to bring an experienced, creative, and passionate approach to support the creation and activation of a social innovation consulting arm at CQUniversity.

In this role, you will scope, develop, deliver, and lead end-to-end social innovation projects and initiatives in conjunction with regional stakeholders and community partners. Ensuring CQUniversity remains at the forefront of changemaker education, you will successfully secure projects and initiatives in alignment with CQUniversity’s purpose and strategic priorities.

Become an integral part of this exciting journey at CQUniversity and submit your application today. 

Be rewarded

• 6 weeks annual leave
• Generous carers, maternity and paternity leave
• 17% superannuation (with the choice of joining an award-winning superfund) 
• Flexible and inclusive work / life balance 
• Fantastic staff professional / career development opportunities
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Position Requirements

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and management expertise in an administrative field; social/human services, development or business-related field or have an equivalent combination of experience and/or education/training. 
• Understanding of and enthusiasm for, the social innovation, social enterprise or not-for-profit sector in Australia, including the ability to converse and write with clarity, conviction and competence on the issues and opportunities associated with the sector. 
• Proven experience in project/program management, including the ability to plan, develop and deliver programs that socially innovative outcomes and learning.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to consult, liaise, advise and negotiate with stakeholders and staff at all levels. 
• The successful candidate may be required to work for periods of up to five days at other campuses around Australia.

For further information about this position, please refer to the Position Description.