Future Student Advisor (TAFE + Pathways)

Job Description

• Join a highly motivated and enthusiastic team 
• Showcase your exceptional organisational and communication skills 
• Support the delivery of Open Day, VU Early Entry and other major activities

About Us:

At Victoria University (VU), our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly.   One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the Role:
This role works within the Student Recruitment team who are responsible for building brand and reputation among prospective students and their influencers. Your day-to-day will be varied including the opportunity to account manage key relationships with secondary schools, deliver presentations and workshops to prospective students whilst supporting University wide initiatives to improve enrolments. Use your creativity to improve on our yearly calendar of engagement activities or develop new initiatives under the direction of the Associate Director of Student Recruitment with a focus on informing and engaging potential TAFE and Pathways Students.
This is a full time position at a HEP 6 classification annual salary range, $85,667- $92,728 working 36.75 hours per week over a continuing contract period.

Duties:
Some of the duties you may perform are: 

• Provide accurate and consistent advice on VU courses and pathway options to current and prospective VU  students and showcase the benefits of studying at Victoria University.
• Deliver and participate in Future student activities and key events that focus on TAFE promotion and current VU TAFE Students.
• In collaboration with Colleges, Admissions and Pathways team, develop initiatives, programs and events aimed to increase and improve the number of applications and enrolments from prospective students and conversions
• Contribute to a calendar of Future student activities events and activities in conjunction with university Colleges and other departments
• Represent the University and provide comprehensive course and admission information at key internal and/or external events and activities that cover TAFE + pathways.
• Develop and implement reporting mechanisms/tools that track the number of pathways related enrolments, application, or conversion resulting from Future student events and activities and present information on the findings including recommendations.
• Deliver responsive and high-quality customer service to all internal and external stakeholder across all mediums such as online, phone and in person.

About You:

You are a motivated and authentic team member who can display both creative thinking and strong organisational skills with a flair for communication. You are excited about the opportunity of delivering personalised advice to prospective students from diverse backgrounds and committed to high quality customer service. You are curious to explore and test ways to better engage with prospective students and previous experience in sales, marketing, account management of event management would all be beneficial, along with a desire to expand your skillset. A willingness to collaborate, problem solve and a commitment to deliver tangible results are highly valued as would an understanding of the TAFE and Higher Education sector.
What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance, gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff

How to Apply?
For a position description click here:  
Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising;

• A cover letter
• Your curriculum vitae/resume
• Address all selection criteria
• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria will NOT be considered.

Applications close on Sunday 28th July 2024 at 11:59pm (AEST)

Who to Contact? 

For further information relating to the position, please contact Emily Bodey Associate Director, Student Recruitment email at [email protected] .

Our Commitment to Protecting Country: 

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. 

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.

 

About Us
Victoria University (VU) is the  University of the West .
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond.
We are one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.
Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.
The VU Values are that we are always:
• welcoming
• ethical
• shaping the future 
• together.
This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.
At VU we believe diversity is a strength – the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.
With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.