Job Reference:1112685

About the Role:

Are you passionate about fairness, integrity, and supporting a positive student experience? As a Student Conduct Officer, you’ll play a vital role in promoting a respectful and accountable university community.

In this dynamic role, you’ll coordinate and support all aspects of student conduct matters, from managing case lodgements and providing advice to staff and students, to supporting Student Discipline Panel processes and ensuring outcomes are applied efficiently. You’ll be the key point of contact for conduct-related enquiries, helping to navigate complex situations with empathy, professionalism, and a strong commitment to policy and procedural integrity.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Act as the first point of contact for student misconduct matters.
• Provide clear, accurate and timely advice and guidance to staff and students in line with the University’s Misconduct Rules.
• Liaise regularly with students and staff to provide feedback, address queries, and resolve issues arising throughout the misconduct process.
• Coordinate the end-to-end management of student misconduct cases, including referrals, communication, and collaboration with Schools and the Student Conduct Team to ensure consistency, fairness and compliance with policy.
• Manage student requests for review and appeal, and supporting assessors, panels and committees in the consideration and hearing of cases.

We are looking for (selection criteria):

• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality correspondence and documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships at all levels.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively, contributing to a solution-focused, collegial, and values-driven team culture.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Experience working within a tertiary education or government environment (desirable).
• Experience using large, custom-built record management systems or similar databases (desirable).

Role Requirements:

1. As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role
2. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction

Office of the Academic Registrar

The Office of the Academic Registrar at Curtin University supports and facilitates the universities governance functions, with regard to both internal and external reporting requirements. The registrar's role spans both the academic and administrative processes whose duties and powers are set out in the University's statutes. These include but are not limited to: the promulgation, consistent application of, and compliance with, policies relating to students, student discipline and grievances, and student services.

About Curtin University

We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/

What We Offer You:

Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more. For more information, check out our benefits page!

For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/

Join Us!

If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW and provide the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria in the advert (2 page maximum)

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on [email protected] or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.

Applications close: Sunday, 02 November 2025.

Disclaimer: Please note that there is no standardised time for the closing of adverts on the specified date. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application ahead of this deadline. Late applications will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.