Student Services Team Leader – Victoria University Sydney

Victoria University Sydney Campus (vusydney.edu.au) is seeking a highly organised professional staff member with management skills in student administration to assist the Campus Manager with continuous improvement across the student experience. The successful candidate will possess high-level communication skills, and value working in an international education environment.

Background
The focus of the role is the overall support, improved facilitation and the completion of projects / activities that enhance the student experience. This is a temporary position until 23 December 2015 with the possibility of renewal pending operational requirements.

Working with the Campus Manager, you will lead a range of student and academic administration activities associated with the growth plans and new strategic direction of the Campus, assisting with key projects that delivers operational success across VU Sydney Student Services.

Opportunity
Among the major challenges for this position:

Project leadership of student-facing activities, ensuring a streamlined administrative function with KPIs that will deliver outstanding international student support.
Managing a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, and developing or adapting processes, procedures and techniques that drive best practice for Student Services.
Assisting the Campus Manager to improve workflows in a high-demand area by initiating and supporting projects that drives a first point of contact central student administrative service.
Project management of student and staff publications.

Education Centre of Australia (eca.edu.au)
Education Centre of Australia (ECA) works in partnership with Victoria University and is the employer of this position which reports directly to the Campus Manager, VU Sydney.

Terms
The position is offered as an initial fixed-term appointment until 23 December 2015. Employment is under contract with ECA and will attract a base salary, superannuation guarantee (currently 9.50%), professional development opportunities and annual leave entitlements (pro-rata).

Application process and important notes

To be considered for this role candidates must first request the full position description via email: principal@vu.edu.au
Your application must be sent by the closing date and include your recent curriculum vitae and full responses to the selection criteria which can be found in the position description.
Candidates who do not include a written response addressing each selection criterion will be considered incomplete, and will not be assessed further.
Applications should be marked for the attention of The Principal & Director, VU Sydney and emailed directly to: principal@vu.edu.au

​​Only people who are eligible to work in Australia may apply for this position. ECA reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation at anytime.

For additional information regarding this position please contact the Victoria University Campus Manager, Ms Vicki Drewe, via email in the first instance – vicki.drewe@vu.edu.au