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The Senior Manager, International Student Recruitment is a high-profile leadership role responsible for executing the University’s international recruitment strategy and achieving ambitious enrolment and revenue targets.

Leading a team of experienced professionals across multiple countries, this role plays a critical part in expanding the University’s global reach through strategic partnerships and market engagement.

In this job you will:

• Lead the execution of international recruitment strategies, including market-specific agent plans, to meet enrolment and revenue targets.
• Provide strategic and people leadership to a team of onshore and offshore staff, fostering high performance across different time zones and cultures.
• Represent the University in key international markets, building relationships with agents and partners, and identifying opportunities in emerging regions.
• Provide expert advice and analysis on sector trends, government policy, and emerging risks to support University leadership.

This continuing position is full time and will be located at the Callaghan Campus (Awabakal land).

How will you inspire us?

You will have:

• Proven experience in international student recruitment, or a strong background in higher education marketing, education agencies, private higher education institutions, or similar.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets and delivering on financial targets.
• Exceptional people leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences and manage culturally diverse teams across global locations.

Travel:

While international travel is part of the role, it’s balanced within a supportive team environment. We understand that flexibility matters, and travel commitments can be shared across the team to support a balanced and flexible approach.

What we offer

The remuneration for this position is from $136,030 to $145,745 + 17% superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience.

In addition to working for a university that is breaking boundaries, discovering new ways of thinking and cementing a place as a global leader, we offer a range of benefits to our employees to ensure you balance your commitments, stay healthy and work effectively.

These include:

• 17% super and salary packaging.
• Additional University Holiday days, generous personal, life, and parental leave, annual leave loading, and additional purchased leave scheme.
• Discounts on private health insurance, gym memberships, software, travel and more.
• A range of support and wellbeing programs.

For more information on benefits and conditions, please follow this link.

About our University

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision are our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability.

Your next steps

Important information before you apply:

• If viewing this on a job board other than the University's please click ‘Apply’ (or equivalent) to reach the University's website, where a copy of the Position Description can be accessed. Please download a copy from the Related Documents section before commencing your application.
• Due to the nature of this role, the University may require the preferred candidate to undertake further pre-employment checks.
• Applications for this position will only be accepted from those with Australian residency or a valid work permit.

Your application:

Your application must include:

• Your resume.
• A cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for this opportunity.
• A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below (these may differ slightly from the Position Description, please only respond to the below in your application).

1. Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and proven management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
2. Proven experience managing a team using complex corporate systems such as CRMs and student/financial administration databases.
3. Demonstrated high level facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills with the ability to manage challenging relationships, gain consensus and influence outcomes to establish effective working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of the regulatory and accreditation environment surrounding the Higher Education sector in Australia including TEQSA, AQF, SSVF, the ESOS framework, National Code, industry accreditation requirements, admissions policies and standards.

Please upload your Cover Letter and response to the requested Criteria as one PDF document. This document should not exceed 3 pages.

We value diversity and strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free. If you require an alternative pathway to view the Position Description or to submit an application, please reach out to [email protected].

We also seek to provide a fair chance to all applicants by providing reasonable adjustments where required during the assessment and interview phases of the recruitment process.

Contact Us

For specific position enquiries, please contact Chris Mumford, Director, Future Students International on 0438 236 364 or via email at [email protected]

Having technical difficulties? Please reach out to us: [email protected] Please note, we do not accept email applications.

Closing date: Sunday 29 June, 2025 at 11.59pm AEST

We are excited to be Looking Ahead with you

We provide opportunities for all people regardless of their background and experience, and this philosophy is reflected across all that we do.

The University of Newcastle is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

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