Associate Director Interstate Recruitment

Drive strategy to enhance our interstate student recruitment outcomes. Enable interstate students to experience our unique opportunities in Tasmania. Grow our online and interstate enrolments.

• Design strategy with students at the centre of everything we do
• Leverage data to analyse market opportunities and optimise funding
• Full-time, ongoing opportunity – based remotely anywhere in Australia!

Your New Role

As the Associate Director Interstate Recruitment, you will lead the University of Tasmania’s commitment to growing the number of students across Australia studying on campus and engaging in digital learning experiences. Leading a diverse team who are based across Australia, you will foster a collaborative team culture, apply hybrid working models and ensure the attainment of recruitment performance targets. A key opportunity of your new role will be to develop and implement data-driven strategy that optimises available government funding and puts the student at the centre of everything we do. Providing high-level strategic leadership, you will play a key role in progressing future-focused vision for recruitment.

About the University

The University of Tasmania is building a vision of a place-based University with a mission to enhance the intellectual, economic, social, and cultural future of Tasmania, and from Tasmania, contribute to the world in areas of distinctive advantage. Our university was founded with an important purpose: providing our island with the academic excellence to thrive. Today, we continue to make our home a better place. Working together, we do extraordinary things that have global outcomes.

We welcome enquiring minds, from near and far, to join us in our pursuit of the extraordinary.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

As an innovative and driven leader, you will demonstrate capability in designing and leading strategy with a student focus. Your experience as a senior manager in higher education will be supported by a track record in effectively managing interstate and domestic recruitment initiatives, networks in higher education and expertise in market management. Demonstrated experience in leading and empowering remote teams and fostering their ability to work independently will be critical. To create partnerships across the University and throughout the wider community, you’ll have the capability to persuasively articulate strategy and bring people together. Your adaptability and resilience in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment will set you up for success in this career defining role.

What’s on Offer?

On offer is a full-time ongoing senior leadership opportunity with the flexibility to be based remotely anywhere across Australia or on any of our campuses. Appointment to this role will attract a competitive remuneration package, including 17% superannuation and relocation assistance as required.

The University of Tasmania is one of the largest employers in the State and people are at the heart of everything we do. By joining the University, you’ll have access to staff benefits and discounts for health, fitness, accommodation, and banking to name a few.

Considering a move to Tasmania to take up this opportunity?

Offering a breath of fresh air, our island State’s wild landscapes, unique towns and fascinating history have something for everyone. Tasmania has crafted a unique brand of creativity and adventure; case in point: world-famous MONA and the exceptional mountain bike tracks of Derby. Our world-famous food and wine provide an abundance of fresh seafood, family-run wineries and distilleries, and culinary experiences celebrating farm-fresh produce. From our island shores, our research extends to the great Southern Ocean and down to the Antarctic.

How to Apply?

If this role is of interest, we look forward to hearing from you. Please provide your up-to-date resume, a 1-page cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role, and full responses to the Role Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience and Core Capabilities criteria outlined in the Success Profile section of the Position Description.

For further information about this position, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via [email protected].

We celebrate the strength that diversity brings. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community. Tell us how we can make this job work for you.

Applications close Wednesday 19th July 2023 11:55pm.

The University of Tasmania strongly encourages employees to maintain COVID-19 vaccination in line with relevant Australian Government health advice.