"Lead, Strategic Partnerships"

Lead, Strategic Partnerships

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• $114,485 to $129,761
• Ongoing, full-time
• Kelvin Grove (hybrid option available)

Reference number: 25430

Term: ongoing, full-time basis

Remuneration: $135,483 to $153,562 pa (HEW8) (inclusive of $114,485 to $129,761 salary pa, 17% superannuation and 17.5% recreation leave loading)

Location: Kelvin Grove (hybrid option available)

Open to: Current staff members of QUT 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 who are not QUT staff are also eligible and encouraged to apply.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a Lead, Strategic Partnerships to join Digital Business Solutions, Administrative Division.

The Lead, Strategic Partnerships role is responsible for maintaining productive and collaborative relationships with a variety of suppliers, vendors and partners that deliver end user technologies and services to QUT. The role will ensure the services delivered by these partnerships are effective, efficient, and delivering value to the business. The Lead, Strategic Partnerships will be responsible for monitoring the partnered services, providing reporting to senior executives and stakeholders, and ensuring these managed services and contracts are delivered within budget. The role will lead formal vendor relationship meetings and engagements and will work across DBS teams to ensure these arrangements are aligned to digital roadmaps and strategy. As the Lead you will be across new and emerging technologies and will seek opportunities for DBS and QUT to be a partner of choice with external suppliers, delivering highly valued, modern and contemporary digital capabilities.

We’re offering this role as a hybrid position as part of QUT’s commitment to embracing the opportunities created by a more virtual and connected world.

About us

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.

Digital Business Solutions (DBS) provides support for staff and students across a range of information and technology services. DBS uses technology to create value for our students and customers through the portfolios of Learning and Teaching, Research and Innovation, and Professional Services. DBS embraces digital transformation as being fundamental to the delivery on the QUT Digital Strategy to enabling QUT’s aspirations outlined in the QUT Connections Strategy.

What you need to succeed

1. Education, training and/or experience equivalent to the completion of postgraduate qualifications or progress towards post graduate and extensive experience in relationship management roles.
2. Demonstrated experience managing a diverse range of contracts and managed IT services, including negotiating contract terms with vendors, delivering within budget and forecasting future spend.
3. Demonstrated ability to engage with internal stakeholders, understand their current and future needs, and create new opportunities for external partners to work with QUT to meet these business requirements
4. Proven written and oral communication skills, including demonstrated experience in writing business cases, procurement documentation, and requests for market tenders.
5. Demonstrated awareness of market and sector trends, with demonstrated experience implementing emerging and innovative technologies in a complex environment

Life at QUT

We're committed to building a culture that fosters connection between people and purpose. Beyond personal and professional fulfillment, a career at QUT offers:

• A healthy work-life balance with a blend of on-campus and off-campus work arrangements for applicable positions.
• Competitive remuneration with up to 17% superannuation and leave loading of 17.5%.
• Generous maternity leave including primary carer parental leave of up to 26 weeks (including 17% super).
• Stay healthy with Fitness Passport and enjoy discounted rates on private health insurance.
• Purchased Leave Scheme - up to 8 extra weeks.
• Salary Packaging Scheme for additional superannuation contributions, vehicle leasing, and on-campus services such as childcare, parking, and gyms.
• Numerous opportunities for professional development including leadership programs and workshops, and our study assistance scheme.
• Commitment to our Indigenous Australian staff through initiatives such as the Indigenous Australian Staff Network, Cultural and Ceremonial Leave, Staff Development Workshops, and representation on university committees.

Explore more benefits of life at QUT.

Belong at QUT

We are guided by our values of Ambition, Integrity, Inclusiveness, Innovation, and Academic Freedom and our QUT Connections in our mission to inspire and shape the next generation of change-makers.

As part of our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace, we proudly support our Indigenous Australians Employment Strategy, aiming for an Indigenous Australian workforce participation of 3.6%. We extend a warm invitation to Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people to join us in pursuing a rewarding career at QUT.

We believe that diversity is our strength and are dedicated to creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. We strongly encourage individuals from diverse cultures, ages, linguistic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities, and those who are living with disabilities to apply for positions at QUT.

At QUT, diversity is not just embraced—it's celebrated. See our commitment

How to Apply

Discover the possibilities that await with a career at QUT. If you're ready to embark on a journey of innovation and opportunity, we're excited to meet you.

Find out more about this position and submit your application by clicking 'Apply' or the link below.

View the job details at: https://qut.nga.net.au/?jati=632D8337-E398-3608-C0F2-E41B1FF557D0

Job opens: 05-Aug-2025

Applications Close: 19-Aug-2025 at 11.30pm