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Salary- Duration: Continuing
- Employment Type: Full Time - 35 hours per week
- Remuneration: Competitive market salary including attractive superannuation benefits
- Location: Kensington Campus, NSW Australia
is a leader in business education and research in the Asian region and one of the largest Business Schools in Australia with more than 17,000 students, 500 academic and professional staff and more than 100,000 alumni and partners. The Business School offers a full suite of business degree programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, coursework and research levels, including the AGSM MBA programs and a range of Executive Programs. In 2022 and 2023 UNSW Business School was named by AFR Boss as Australia's #1 Business School.
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Why your role matters
As the Director, Career Accelerator and Student Engagement (CASE) you will have an instrumental role in the UNSW Business School leading the Career Development Learning (CDL) and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Strategy of the faculty.
Key to your success will be creating and strengthening partnerships with industry, expanding the number and depth of CDL and WIL offerings to all students and systematically embedding employability into the curriculum.
This is a boundary spanning role that oversees CASE operations and industry engagement for undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including offerings.
Whilst delivering CDL and WIL at scale builds on a strong operational model, the role requires strong collaboration, product development, business development, strategic thinking and communication skills across the Business School, the University and externally.
As the Director, CASE, you will also oversee the faculty's major student lifecycle initiatives including: O-Week and onboarding activities, faculty affiliated Student Clubs & Societies, Awards & Prizes recognition events, major student community events and student communications.
The role of Director, CASE reports to the Senior Deputy Dean (Education & Student Experience) with a dotted line to the Senior Deputy Dean and Director, AGSM, and has a people leader element managing three teams, all focused on different components of the student lifecycle.
This position is based in Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
Skills and Experience:
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications and management expertise, or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any other combination of education, training and experience.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of the Australian and the Asia-Pacific graduate employment market.
- Deep domain expertise in Career Development Learning (CDL) and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and its application across audience engagement, diverse commercial enterprises and the public sector.
- Demonstrated strategic capability and experience in the design, development and integration of relevant experiential learning offerings in a large and complex organisation and regulated environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships and engender a strong customer service philosophy and culture.
- Sound understanding of practices, policies and procedures, in a large and complex organization, with strong consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven ability to build effective relationships and secure resources from diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Significant experience in developing, delivering and continually improving processes and systems, at scale, including change management processes.
To be considered for this position you have full current Australian working rights. Visa sponsorship is not provided.
Benefits and Culture:
- Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)
How to Apply:
Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Complete your application online by uploading your CV and a document (2 page maximum) outlining how your experience aligns to the skills and experience criteria as outlined in the PD.
To be considered please submit your application before Sunday, 14th January 2024 at 11:30pm (Sydney time).
To view the comprehensive list of the accountabilities and the skills and experience please refer to the position description. A copy of the position description can be found below the job ad at jobs@unsw.
Get in Touch:
For any recruitment related questions please contact:
Persa Tzakis
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
p.tzakis@unsw.edu.au
Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
