International Recruitment Officer

Victoria University, Australia

Updated: 9 days ago
Location: Melbourne, VICTORIA
Deadline: 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.

Job Description
  • Play a key role in VU’s international student recruitment activities
  • Work in a collaborative team environment
  • Located at our City Queen campus

About Us:

At Victoria University, 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:

Reporting to the Regional Recruitment Manager, Australia & Pacific you will be responsible for driving growth in international student numbers from within Australia.

As an International Recruitment Officer, you will work closely with the Regional Recruitment Manager to execute the strategies outlined in country and college recruitment plans and the operational plan for the team. The position supports the broader activities of the Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions teams within VU International (VUI).

This position is at an HEP 6, $85,667 - $92,728 per annum plus 17% superannuation contribution. This is a full-time (36.75 hours per week) 3-year fixed term contract.

About you:

You will have proven experience in international student recruitment, project management, or business development. A natural networker, you will use your superior communication and relationship building skills to good effect in collaborating with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to achieve business goals on time, on budget and on target. Your ability to accurately interpret data will have helped you achieve success in your international student recruitment work. A sound understanding of international student recruitment markets and channels is desirable, but not essential.

What We Offer:

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

How to apply:

To view a copy of the position description, please click here . You must address the selection criteria contained in the Position Description. Applications that do not address each individual Selection Criteria will NOT be considered.

Submit applications as a single document comprising:

  • Your responses to the selection criteria listed in the Position Description
  • Your CV
  • Cover letter (optional)

Application Closing Date: Friday the 19th of April 2024 at 11:59pm (AEDT).
Who Do You Contact?
For further information relating to the position, please contact Won Taweephol, Regional Recruitment Manager 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.

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