Vacancy Details

Industry Partnerships Officer – Ongoing, Full Time (5 days per week)

AFTRS is the national screen and audio school – the only Australian education institution to consistently make The Hollywood Reporter‘s prestigious annual list of the top film schools in the world. Working hand-in-hand with the screen and broadcast industries, AFTRS is a global centre of excellence that delivers the highest level of screen and audio education, training and research across Australia. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Industry Partnerships Officer to join our Partnerships & Development team.

As the Industry Partnerships Officer at AFTRS, you will:

  • Contribute to the Industry Skills Framework and Partnerships Tracker to ensure decisions are made on the latest information.
  • Manage the agreements calendar and initiating partnership negotiations and renewals.
  • Meet and communicate with potential partners, fielding incoming proposals, creating or reviewing partnership proposals and making recommendations.Coordinate delivery under each agreement, using strong internal relationships to jointly make the most of the negotiated benefits, including marketing and communications opportunities, as well as guest list, ticket and accreditation allocations.
  • Produce and attend events, panels and networking functions negotiated as part of the partnerships.
  • Coordinate any negotiated training in partnership with the Teaching and Learning division.
  • Support the Industry & Alumni Engagement team, the Events team and the First Nations and Outreach team in running industry-facing events and showcases.
  • Represent AFTRS at industry networking events when appropriate.
  • Invoicing and payments, contract execution and filing, and reporting.
  • Develop forward plans, improving processes and streamlining internal workflows.
  • There may be a requirement to undertake tasks outside the scope of the responsibilities listed to support the organisation and at times outside of regular business hours (see above information about industry and school events). AFTRS will engage in a conversation should these tasks arise.

 

About you – you have:

 Essential

  1. A strong understanding of and interest in the screen and broadcast Industries, and how they relate to AFTRS as a training institution.
  2. High level writing skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders and audiences.
  3. Demonstrated ability to coordinate, progress and prioritise multiple projects on parallel timelines.
  4. High level customer service and problem-solving skills including a demonstrated ability to act proactively and with sound judgement, and deal positively with feedback.
  5. Strong relationship building skills including the ability to build rapport and trust, negotiate and influence, and design effective collaborative workflows.
  6. Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to the principles and practices of belonging and inclusion including experience engaging respectfully and meaningfully with First Nations people and culturally and racially marginalised groups.

Desirable

  1. Experience planning and managing events.
  2. Experience with contract negotiation.
  3. Experience in a Government, not-for-profit, educational or screen/audio organisation.
  4. CRM experience.

 

Please apply via our Jobs Portal here: https://jobs.aftrs.edu.au/recruitment/vacancies/2912802479967599~1/edit 

As a creative organisation, we understand the importance of offering flexible working to support your own creativity, wellbeing, and balance. We will genuinely consider applications for job share and part time working. We also support working from home and flexible working hours.

AFTRS is committed to building a richly diverse staff and faculty. AFTRS actively supports and appreciates workplace diversity, First Nations values, and we strongly encourage and welcome applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from a wide range of backgrounds and people with a disability. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments through our recruitment and selection process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please email [email protected] or call 02 9805 6610.

 

Please note, the successful applicant must hold the indefinite Right to Work in Australia and will be required to undertake a Working with Children Check.

Salary: AFTRS Level 6 ($82,310 per annum) + 15.4% super, and excellent benefits.

The closing date for Industry Partnerships Officer is Wednesday 22 January 2025 11:59pm. Late applications cannot be accepted.