Licensing and Negotiations Coordinator
Job No.: 683709
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $106,789 - $117,128 pa HEW Level 7 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at world leading University library
- Join our inclusive, collegiate community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for scholarly collections, including open access and transformative agreements, and collaborative resource management? Monash University Library is seeking a skilled Licensing and Negotiations Coordinator to lead innovative licensing practices and drive impactful negotiations that support research, education, and global knowledge sharing.
In this dynamic role, you’ll foster strategic stakeholder relationships and coordinate high-level negotiations with vendors, consortia, and stakeholders, ensuring sustainable access to online resources. You’ll be at the forefront of transformative agreements and open access initiatives, helping Monash Library evolve in a rapidly changing information landscape.
What you’ll do:
- Interpret, facilitate and manage the Library’s licensing and scholarly resource negotiations with a focus on innovation and sustainability
- Articulate and develop open access strategies including transformative agreements
- Analyse data to assess collection performance and inform decision-making
- Provide expert advice and training to staff and stakeholders
- Collaborate across teams and contribute to strategic planning and policy development
- Resolve complex access and authentication issues
What you’ll bring:
- A degree in librarianship, information management, or equivalent experience
- Proven expertise in licence review, interpretation and negotiation, vendor relations, and online resource management
- Strong negotiation, project management, and analytical skills
- Demonstrated independence and the ability to provide recommendations and decisions autonomously
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
- A commitment to continuous improvement and service excellence
Be part of a forward-thinking team that’s redefining how libraries connect people with knowledge. Your work will directly impact the accessibility and value of Monash’s world-class collections.
About Monash University
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We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
Please submit a current copy of your resume along with a cover letter in which you outline how you meet the Key Selection Criteria.
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Karen Brown ,Negotiations, Agreements and Collection Performance Lead (Library), +61 3 9905 2613
Position Description: Licensing and Negotiations Coordinator
Applications Close: Wednesday 20th August 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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