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We are currently recruiting for the following positions:
As the Engagement Manager for the United States Studies Centre, you will establish effective, stakeholder-focused relationships with corporate partners, contributing to the broader impact, influence and sustainability of USSC.
Reporting to the Director of Engagement and Impact, your key responsibilities will be to:
The ideal candidate will have superb organisation and relationship skills, a “can do” approach, strategic vision for growth and the agility to adapt to evolving plans and priorities.
The Engagement Manager will play a critical role in growing and optimising Centre engagement, improving the sustainability of the Centre through diversifying funding sources and increasing Centre impact through goal-setting, tracking, reporting and embedding an approach to impact throughout a broad range of activities.
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The Centre’s strategic goals for 2023 are:
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Are you interested in how Australia, the US and our partner countries are managing the collision of economics and national security in our foreign, trade and security policies? How about how industry and civil society will need to adapt to this new reality?
Questions around economic security – be they about trade coercion, financing national security, strategic infrastructure, or supply chains – bring significant new challenges for government and industry in both Australia and the United States. The Economic Security Program at the US Studies Centre has been established to help interpret these developments and provide practical solutions and ways forward for the Australian and US governments, private sectors, and civil societies.
The Program is seeking an early career researcher to support its work including inputting to publications, events, administration, presentations, and travel. A typical week for a Research Associate could include researching and distilling information on economic security issues, attending roundtables and notetaking, assisting to bring together events from inception to competition, publishing short pieces and public speaking, and fulfilling other administrative tasks as required.
Applicants with an economics or trade background are preferred but not essential. Knowledge of economic and security trends and recent events is highly desirable. Most importantly, the candidate should bring a positive, can-do attitude and willingness to learn and try unfamiliar tasks.
Sponsorship/work rights for Australia
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Applications close at midnight, Sunday 19 March
We require the following information:
To apply or enquire about the position, please email the Director of the Economic Security program hayley.channer@sydney.edu.au
If you are interested in a role as a casual tutor for the United States Studies Centre, please fill out the Casual Tutor Expression of Interest form. See our unit of study pages for more information on what we teach at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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