Associate Vice-President, Advancement

• Institute for Molecular Bioscience

• Full-time, fixed-term position for 5 years

• Based at our St Lucia location

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. With 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. Highly collaborative and data‑informed, you communicate with clarity, influence and purpose, and are motivated by creating change together through partnership and impact.

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.

Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.

To learn more about this opportunity via a confidential discussion, including remuneration and how to apply, please contact

• Jocelyn Kelty, Director or Julie Baker, Senior Consultant at Richmond Associates on +61 (0)2 8218 2185, or at  [email protected].

Please do not submit an application via this job posting.

Applications close Friday 14 August 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-65359).