Associate Director, International Recruitment

• Associate Director, International Recruitment opportunity within Swinburne University
• Full-time position at our Hawthorn campus
• Attractive salary and hybrid working environment

About the Role 
The Associate Director, International Recruitment will oversee the University's international student recruitment efforts, working closely with the Director, International Recruitment and Admissions. 

You will be responsible for creating, implementing, and reviewing the annual recruitment plan to meet student and revenue targets for Melbourne campuses. The Associate Director will manage agent activities, including procedures, training, and network development, both locally and internationally. They will also lead in-country representatives, ensuring operational effectiveness, delivery of work plans, and adequate training.

About You  
To be successful in this role, you will require the following expertise:

•    Lead a high performing international recruitment team to achieve annual key performance indicators.
•    Lead change through influence, focusing team efforts on delivering business value and enhancing the customer experience.
•    Build capability and manage talent within the team to support growth and succession planning through the University’s activities and frameworks, including performance and development, culture, and engagement.
•    Establish and maintain a profile within the University as the international student recruitment expert and represent the University at appropriate external forums and meetings.
•    Lead the direction of the business unit by leading the planning and development of recruitment workload, priorities, resourcing, and processes.
•    Develop, deliver, and evaluate Swinburne’s annual international student recruitment strategy.

For more information on this role, please refer to the job description

Qualifications
•    A relevant postgraduate qualification in business marketing or sales management and extensive relevant experience in providing advice to senior management, and/or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
•    Proven strategic, analytical, and conceptual skills with the ability to structure and convert strategies into compelling and achievable work programs. 

About Swinburne University of Technology 
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

•    Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
•    Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
•    Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
•    Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice.

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected] . 

Applications Close:  August 7th at 11:59 pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

An understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and

An ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is required.

Equity and Diversity 
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action , Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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