JR0000014483

• Full-Time | Fixed term until June 2026
• Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $113,677 - $125,848 p.a.
• Location: Tonsley / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

As an Engagement Manager at ARIIA, you will focus on growing ARIIA's national network, promote Aged Care Incubator and ARIIA programs and services, and actively identify and pursue funding opportunities to support ongoing innovation and collaboration. You will play a key role in advancing our strategic priorities and building our ecosystem by engaging with key stakeholders and facilitating stakeholder engagement initiatives nationally. The role will also support the delivery of high-impact innovative projects by providing coaching and guidance, supporting the planning, implementation, and scale of projects and project governance.

Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) continues to transform the way we care for Older Australians. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care, ARIIA delivers activities across three workstreams to improve aged care for all Australians. Bringing together consumers, industry and researchers, ARIIA translates research into practice to modernise and pave the way for sector wide improvements, making a real and meaningful change to the aged care sector.

About You

With a background working in and understanding the aged care sector and experience in project management, you can support the ideation, development and/or scaling of innovative projects within aged care.

Your high-level interpersonal skills enable you to identify, engage and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, including Executives and CEO level roles across the profit, not for profit and government organisations within the aged care, technology and research sectors.

In this role you will also be able to demonstrate:

• Completion of a relevant degree with experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
• Experience in preparing business cases, grants, commercial proposals and/or applications for philanthropic funding.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including communicating with large groups, facilitating workshops and meetings both online and in person.
• Well-developed project management and organisational skills including attention to detail, accurate record keeping and the ability to manage conflicting priorities.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000014483 - Engagement Manager
• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description

For more information regarding this position, please contact Liana Donleavy

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Wednesday, 17 September 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.