Job No.: 676280

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $106,789 - $117,128 pa HEW Level 07 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Monash University is seeking a Research Adviser to play a pivotal role in enhancing alumni and stakeholder engagement. In this position, you will conduct in-depth research and analysis to provide valuable insights on alumni and key University stakeholders, supporting events, awards, programs, and more. Your work will contribute to the University's strategic goals by improving the quality of information in Monash’s alumni database, while also preparing high-quality reports and briefings for senior leadership.

This position will be responsible for overseeing and administering a range of research and reporting services to support the External Engagement portfolio enabling high-level, bespoke engagement between prominent alumni, stakeholders, and the University. You will proactively identify, research, and profile individual alumni, alumni cohorts, and key stakeholders, aligning with the University’s Alumni Engagement Plan and broader strategic goals. You will assist in creating alumni research snapshots, individual alumni profiles, guest lists for events, and nomination lists for awards, while also providing specialised reports on progress, recommendations, and advice on complex issues for a variety of audiences, including senior management. Additionally, you will adopt and implement new research techniques, ensuring compliance with Monash University’s Data Protection and Privacy procedures.

As the successful candidate, you will have demonstrated experience and deep knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM platforms, alongside programs that support desktop research and data capture, such as Sales Navigator. You will possess a broad understanding of corporate Australia and industry sectors, with a strong intellectual curiosity and persistence for intelligence gathering. You will have superior written communication skills, analytical abilities, and attention to detail with experience producing professional biographies, reports, and briefings. Additionally, you will demonstrate highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work within a small dynamic team dedicated to bespoke engagement with prominent alumni and stakeholders.

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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Monash 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.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. You are not required to address the Key Selection Criteria, but are requested to provide a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.

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 [email protected] 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: Zara Karaduman, Deputy Director, Stakeholder Engagement, +61 (0) 427 640 143

Position Description: Research Adviser

Applications Close: Sunday 8 June 2025, 11:55pm AEST