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Manager, Student Transition & Engagement

Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, WA
A$136,958 p/a + 17% super
Education & Training → Student Services
Full-time
On-site

Posted 5 days ago


STUDENT TRANSITION & ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
STUDENT LIFE
JOONDALUP / MOUNT LAWLEY
$136,958 to $143,228 PA (HEW 9)
FULL-TIME, ONGOING

Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and student-focused Manager, Student Transition & Engagement to lead key initiatives that support students throughout their university experience. This role oversees student onboarding and orientation, ECU Active (sports and recreation programs), current student communications, and student voice initiatives.

In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of student transition programs, including onboarding and orientation, to ensure a smooth and welcoming start to university life. You will also provide management support to ECU Active, promoting student wellbeing and community through sport, fitness, and recreation initiatives. In addition to this, you will lead our current student communications plan, ensuring timely, relevant, and engaging messaging across multiple platforms and champion student voice by facilitating feedback mechanisms, student representation, and co-creation opportunities. To be successful in this role, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders to align engagement strategies with ECU’s strategic priorities and monitor and evaluate program effectiveness using data and student insights to drive continuous improvement.

We are looking for a strategic and collaborative leader with a passion for enhancing the student experience. You bring creativity, operational excellence, and a deep understanding of student engagement in higher education. You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University’s values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry Personal Excellence and Courage.

Benefits & Remuneration
This full time, ongoing position attracts remuneration of $136,958 to $143,228 PA (HEW 9) plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.

Contact
Interested applicants are welcome to call or email Dr. Kylie Austin (+61 8 6304 3422 or [email protected]) for more information.

How to Apply
Please follow this link to begin your application:
Employment Opportunities Overview.

Please upload your resume along with a two-page statement addressing the Capabilities in the Position Description.

Closing Date:
Applications close on Monday 28 July 2025 at 11:30pm AWST.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN ONGOING POSITION, APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE EITHER PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP.

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.


About Edith Cowan University

Joondalup, WA, Australia
Education & Training

At ECU we are guided by the values of integrity, respect, rational inquiry and personal excellence. Our focus on teaching and research is inspired by engagement and partnerships with those in the many communities we were established to serve. Research at ECU both extends knowledge and improves the quality of life for Australians and people across the globe. Our research priorities focus on working towards solving real world problems across the social, economic, physical and environmental spectrums. Established in 1991, ECU has grown rapidly into a quality university with excellent student satisfaction and internationally recognised research.

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