Vacancy Details

Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia

Job No: APTAV112940#005

  • Support local student recruitment efforts in NSW/ACT
  • Work with a dynamic and high performing marketing team with national reach.
  • 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, ACU Advantage Staff Rewards Program and generous leave provisions
  • Full time continuing role based at North Sydney, with travel between Strathfield and Blacktown Campuses as required
  • Join a university ranked internationally in the top 2% for research excellence

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

As the Future Students Officer, you'll be responsible for supporting recruitment efforts to promote the University in the local and regional areas where ACU's campuses are based to facilitate high quality applications from prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as supporting the wider team on national initiatives. Working closely with the local and regional Future Students Leads, colleagues in national Future Students team, Marketing and External Relations, faculties and relevant offices such as First Peoples and Equity Pathways, you'll assist with the delivery of prospective student communications, lead generation, and innovative engagement activities to attract and convert prospective students and influencers. Forming and nurturing relationships with the high school community, including Careers Advisers, teachers and Principals will be an important aspect of the role. Involvement in future student programs, activities and events will involve direct contact with children. Some flexibility in working hours is required to attend events and activities held outside standard business hours and at offsite locations. Some local and interstate travel may be required.

More specifically the role entails:

  • Delivering school engagement and student recruitment activities, including the delivery of school presentations and webinars.
  • supporting the delivery of major events such as career expos and open days.
  • developing school communications such as newsletters and EDM's.
  • support event and activity logistics.
  • Internal and external stakeholder enquiry management.
  • activity reporting including the use of a CRM.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Melissa McKibbins, Future Students Lead, NSW at: melissa.mckibbins@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

  • The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
  • Total remuneration valued to $95,827 - $103,735 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $80,975 - $87,658 (pro rata) pa (HEW 5), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
  • 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
  • Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
  • As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

  • resume (maximum 5 pages).
  • responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
  • brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Applications close: 31-JUL-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.