Training Manager - ARC Training Centre for Climate-Resilient Water (Climate Resilience)

Location: Hybrid role based at Brisbane South (Nathan), Australia; work across other university locations may be required. Full unrestricted Australian work rights are required.

Salary: AUD 117,579.27–132,273.33 base salary per year plus 17% superannuation; full package AUD 137,567.74–154,759.79.

Company

hirify.global is a research-focused university committed to academic excellence, transformative education, inclusion, and collaboration across sectors.

What you will do

• Lead the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of the ARC Training Centre's training and capacity development program.
• Translate Centre strategy, ARC funding commitments, and stakeholder needs into practical training, professional development, and engagement initiatives.
• Plan programs, manage budgets and risks, and oversee quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Build collaboration with university, industry, government, and professional stakeholders across hirify.global, The University of Queensland, and consortium partners.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate staff, contractors, academic contributors, and partner organisations.
• Develop proposals, funding submissions, business cases, reports, and other strategic documentation.

Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification and significant relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional expertise.
• Significant experience designing, delivering, and evaluating complex training, professional development, or capacity-building programs.
• Strong program and project management skills, including budget oversight, risk management, quality assurance, monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience working with university, industry, government, and professional stakeholders, and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, innovation, communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Full unrestricted Australian work rights and successful completion of a National criminal history check are required.

Nice to have

• Experience in the water sector, climate resilience, environmental management, or a related field.
• Experience in a university, ARC Training Centre, CRC, or similar research-industry collaboration.
• Experience with research translation, Communities of Practice, industry placements, or leadership development initiatives.
• Experience working with international partners and culturally diverse stakeholder groups.

Culture & Benefits

• Mix of on-campus and work-from-home options within a supportive work environment.
• Learning and development opportunities, including educational staff assistance for future learning.
• Salary packaging options, corporate health discounts, and on-campus gym facilities.
• Generous leave entitlements, including paid parental leave and leave loading.
• Health, safety, wellbeing, inclusion, and internal mobility initiatives.

Hiring process

• Submit an online application with a covering letter addressing suitability and a current CV with full contact details.
• Applications close Monday 2 November at 11:59pm.