Lead, Graduate Futures, UNSW Employability

• Employment Type and duration: Full Time Continuing
• Remuneration: $143,007- $151,744 + 17% superannuation + leave loading
• Location: Kensington UNSW Campus (hybrid)

About UNSW

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters

The Lead, Graduate Futures plays a key role within the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Success Portfolio, Experience Pillar, Employability Theme in providing strategic and operational leadership to ensure a cohesive, comprehensive, and coordinated student and alumni journey to help student realise their unique potential at UNSW. The role supports the Head of Employability in the development and delivery of the UNSW Employability Strategy, communications plan, and flagship initiatives – including by cultivating relationships and exercising influence across Divisional and Faculty organisational units.

The role leads reporting and performance improvement efforts for UNSW Employability aligned with the UNSW Employability Strategy, including institutional analytics, reporting, submissions, and initiatives for QS Employability, the Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS), and related institutional metrics.

The role reports to the Head of Employability and has three direct reports.

Main responsibilities Summary

• Provide high-level advice and support: offer strategic advice, analysis, and recommendations to the Head of Employability to foster a culture of performance and continuous improvement
• Lead strategic and operational activities: oversee key initiatives and ensure the success of UNSW Employability by implementing the UNSW Employability Strategy and related plans
• Enhance student and alumni journey: create innovative and impactful content and digital engagement initiatives to help students realize their potential at UNSW
• Support strategy implementation: assist in the development and delivery of new programs and initiatives, and continuously improve existing ones
• Lead analytics and performance improvement: manage analytics, reporting, and performance initiatives across various metrics like QS Employability and the Graduate Outcomes Survey
• Manage special projects: oversee special projects from concept to completion, ensuring they are on time and within budget
• Oversee communications and events: implement the communications plan and manage content across digital and print media, as well as organize events for UNSW Employability

Who You Are

We are looking for someone who is aligned with UNSW’s vision and values, with demonstrated success to work independently, and as a leader, undertaking multiple projects. We’d love you to come equipped with:

• Extensive experience at a senior level in managing strategic initiatives and the implementation of programs, including innovation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. Higher Education background will be highly regarded but isn’t essential
• Demonstrated leadership skills, coaching, developing multi-disciplinary teams with extensive operational management skills including planning and priority setting
• Significant experience in developing, delivering and continually improving programs, processes, and systems
• High-level leadership, influencing, and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Significant experience in developing, delivering and continually improving programs, processes, and systems
• Demonstrated high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced, including significant experience in writing high-quality analysis, submissions, reports and recommendations

Working hours are Monday to Friday, business hours. The role offers flexible working arrangements (3 days in, 2 days home); whilst you may see this role advertised more broadly, the role is based in Sydney (Kensington Campus).

Candidates will need to have full working rights – this role is not available for sponsorship.

Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Access to up to 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over the end of the year period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

Recruitment process: Please submit your resume as well as a cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for role. In addition, we’d love you to address these three questions as part of the application form, 300 words maximum per question (they will show up when you click "apply", no need to attach a separate document):

1. Please outline your experience in developing and designing a strategy. How did you measure its success?

2. Please share key skills and experiences that you believe will set you up for success in this role. What areas would you seek growth and development?

3. How have you successfully integrated innovative approaches into your teams’ work to improve efficiency and outcomes?

The shortlisting process won’t start before the job ad closes, so don’t worry if you don’t hear from us until then. Interviews will start on the first week on December.

You can send via the ‘Apply Now’ button. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Applications close: 17 November 2024 at 7PM

Get in touch for any questions or if you require support or adjustment: Anne de Voronine, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, [email protected]

Applications cannot be accepted if sent directly to the contact listed

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.