"Program Coordinator – Entrepreneurship"

Program Coordinator – Entrepreneurship

Job no: 537446
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Administration, Entrepreneurship

The Opportunity

• Dynamic role coordinating all programs across UNSW Founders. No two days will be the same!
• Provide trusted support to the Director using discretion and sensitivity, enabling strategic decision-making
• Full-time (35 hrs wk), permanent role offering flexible/hybrid working arrangements
• $103,866 - $110,801 + 17% super + leave loading

The UNSW Founders Program supports UNSW staff, students, and alumni to build entrepreneurial capability, networks and companies that create positive impact.

The Program Coordinator – Entrepreneurship plays a critical role in enabling effective operation, delivery and continuous improvement of UNSW Founders’ entrepreneurship programs. This position acts as a central coordination, planning and execution function across programs, projects, reporting and stakeholder engagement. A core purpose of the role is to facilitate, support, and continuously improve the internal processes, systems, and culture of the UNSW Founders Entrepreneurship team, while providing high-trust, high-judgement operational and secretariat support to the Director to enable effective decision-making and delivery.

This role reports to the Director of Entrepreneurship and has no direct reports.

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to benefits including:

• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to learning and career development
• Discounts and entitlements
• Affordable on-campus parking

About the successful applicant

You bring demonstrated experience coordinating complex programs and projects, or providing high-level executive support within fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments. You have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build strong relationships, exercise discretion, and influence and collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

Highly organised and proactive, you excel at managing competing priorities, meeting deadlines, and applying sound judgement and initiative in dynamic settings. You work productively both independently and as part of a collaborative team, confidently balancing multiple demands. In addition, you have strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability and willingness to adopt emerging productivity tools (such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT) to deliver efficient, accurate, and contemporary administrative support.

To Apply

Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application online before Sunday 15th February 2026 at 11.55pm. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks: -

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

Contact:

Shiree Thomas, Talent Acquisition Partner e: shiree.thomas@unsw.edu.au

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.