Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Full‑time, fixed‑term position for 5 years. Based at our St Lucia location.
About This Opportunity
The Associate Vice‑President, Advancement is a senior leadership role within the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), responsible for shaping and delivering a strategic fundraising and external engagement agenda that accelerates IMB’s world‑leading research impact. Working in close partnership with UQ’s Advancement and Community Engagement team, this role leads philanthropic strategy, manages high‑value donor relationships, and mentors a high‑performing advancement team. It is an opportunity to influence at scale, collaborating with visionary researchers, senior leaders, and diverse external partners to create meaningful change together.
About You
You are a strategic and relationship‑driven philanthropy leader with a strong track record of securing major and principal gifts in complex, mission‑led environments. You have deep knowledge of the Australian fundraising landscape, ideally within research or higher education. You are confident engaging senior executives, philanthropic supporters and diverse external partners. You bring strong leadership capability, experience developing high‑performing teams, and the ability to translate compelling research and impact stories into meaningful philanthropic investment. You are highly collaborative and data‑informed, communicate with clarity, influence and purpose, and are motivated by creating change together through partnership and impact.
Benefits
Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% superannuation, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programmes, a heavily discounted Study for Staff programme, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.
Pre‑employment checks
Pre‑employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, criminal history checks, and checks relating to gender‑based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer‑sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process.
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