• Based in Student Engagement Unit at the City West and City East campuses
• Part-time (0.6FTE - set days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday), continuing position
• Commencement Salary: $100,080 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You are a skilled communicator with the ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships with stakeholders internal and external to the university. You approach challenges with an outcome focus and take initiative to deliver results through innovative thinking and consultative decision making.

About the Role

You will work closely with academic staff, students, and industry partners to provide career development and employability services aligned with the University’s graduate employment goals. Collaborating with academic staff, you will embed career development learning into program curricula through lectures and tutorials. You will also engage with industry to ensure services meet current and future employer needs. Additionally, you will support students through one-on-one coaching and a broad range of employability workshops, activities and events.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive career services team driving highly innovative career development learning initiatives in higher education.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

About the Student Engagement Unit

The Student Engagement Unit (SEU) is responsible for the strategic development and delivery of student facing services that will enhance the on-campus and off-campus student experience for all students. The SEU also takes strategic steps to inform the quality of the student experience of learning and teaching, support services, the learning environment, and student facilities.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications or significant equivalent experience career development learning (preferred), organisational development or HR
• Demonstrable experience and a track record in career development learning, career guidance/counselling, job-seeking strategies, and working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Developing career development learning resources and teaching material to enable effective transfer of learning in a highly digitised environment
• Strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills for various settings
• Ability to build credible stakeholder relationships, influencing and responding to changing career landscapes that contribute to the student/customer experience
• Strong organisational, administrative, and digital literacy skills

Benefits

We offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Culture

We value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Laura Gomes, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 7091. Please note applications will not be accepted via email and must be uploaded via the Working at UniSA Portal.

Applications close: 11:30pm Monday 21 April 2025

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on [email protected]. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.