Industry Engagement Strategy Consultant
Core
Design and embed UNSW College's industry engagement approach from the ground up, creating frameworks, operating models, and long-term roadmaps to connect employers, industry bodies, government stakeholders, and academic teams.
Role type
Strategy-level consultant (higher education industry engagement)
Builds
A sustainable, organization-wide industry engagement function and framework
Domain
Higher education / Applied programs / Workforce development
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Strategic planning, stakeholder management, operating model design, governance design, business case development, workshop facilitation, roadmap creation
Preferred skills
Experience in higher education, industry advisory board establishment, CRM strategy
Technologies
CRM systems
Responsibilities
Develop a portfolio-wide Industry Engagement Strategy and Framework; Design an organization-wide industry engagement operating model including governance and stakeholder responsibilities; Create a repeatable methodology for identifying workforce demand and skills gaps; Test and refine the employer value proposition with industry stakeholders; Establish and launch industry advisory structures including an Industry Advisory Board; Build pathways for industry input into course development; Prepare business cases, resource recommendations, KPIs, and longer-term roadmaps; Deliver capability-building workshops and ensure knowledge transfer to internal teams.
