• Fantastic opportunity to guide students on their career journey and shape their future!
• Full time, Fixed Term contract until 31 December 2025
• Base Salary HEO6, $99,455 - $107,216 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Careers Centre at the University of Sydney is looking for an Employability Officer to help students achieve the best career and employment outcomes during their studies and beyond.

As an Employability Officer, you will deliver workshops and provide guidance on job search and applications while referring students to Career Development Officers for career planning and development support.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• deliver tailored career skills workshops for undergraduate and postgraduate students
• provide individual career advice on job search and applications
• collaborate with faculty and university contacts to enhance career skills programs
• build and maintain employer and industry relationships to align services with job market needs
• promote programs and services to students and faculties within available resources
• stay engaged with professional networks like NAGCAS to uphold best practices
• align career programs with university learning and teaching initiatives.

About you

Are you passionate about empowering students with career skills and job search strategies? Do you have the expertise to deliver impactful workshops and insights into the graduate job market? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

• demonstrated working experience in delivering and evaluating career skills workshops
• experience in providing job search and application advice, with experience dealing with students in a tertiary environment
• highly developed written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• understanding of graduate labour market with experience working in a field related to graduate employment outside of education, or international work experience
• strong teamwork and collaborative skills, coupled with the ability to work independently.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Rachel Strong Recruitment Operations by email at [email protected]

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