Strategic Academic Advisor

About the Role 
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the tertiary education sector? As the Strategic Academic Advisor, reporting to the Director, Academic Portfolio Operations, you'll be at the forefront of driving key strategic projects and initiatives for Schools.

This critical role involves in-depth research and analysis of sector trends and issues, providing expert advice and actionable recommendations to help shape academic strategies. Collaborating with a range of internal and external stakeholders, you'll play a key role in developing business cases, impact statements, and guiding projects that affect both national and international education landscapes.

You'll also take charge of preparing high-quality communications, reports, and presentations while representing the Schools on various university committees and cross-functional projects. Bring your understanding of the evolving education sector to a role where you can influence meaningful change.

About You  
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Extensive experience in a high-level administrative role, which required high level creative, planning and management functions.
• Excellent understanding of issues affecting the Tertiary education sector nationally and internationally.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate, liaise and work with people at all levels, both internal and external to the University with tact, maturity, and appreciation of sensitive issues.
• Well-developed analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret and effectively communicate policies, strategies, and procedures within a complex and often sensitive environment.
• Excellent written communication skills including the ability to research, prepare reports, policy documents presentations and take accurate minutes.

Qualifications
Completion of a postgraduate degree or progress towards one and extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.


About Swinburne University of Technology 
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

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For more information about the role, please email talentacquisition@swin.edu.au

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu  

Applications Close: 11pm, Sunday 13 October 2024

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our Equity & Diversity website.


Disability and Reasonable Adjustments
Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.

For a confidential discussion regarding accessibility requirements, or to provide feedback on how we can continue to improve our recruitment processes to better accommodate adjustments you require, please reach out to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or call at +61 3 9214 5802.

Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program. 

Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

For any support please contact talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan.


Victorias Commitment to Action: Improving International Student Employment Outcomes
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant