Director, Future Students

Classification: Senior Manager 3

Salary package: Competitive salary package

Terms: Full-time, Continuing

The Position

The Director, Future Students provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of student recruitment across domestic and international markets, reporting to the Pro Vice Chancellor (International & Future Students). This role drives growth and diversification in undergraduate, postgraduate coursework, foundation, and articulation programs by developing and implementing integrated recruitment strategies informed by market intelligence and sector trends.

The Director holds significant financial and staff management responsibilities, ensuring effective student engagement, outreach, and conversion processes from first contact through to enrolment. Working closely with senior staff, College Deans and College leadership teams, Brand and Marketing, Residential Experience Division, the Director of Pathways, Planning Data and Analytics and the International Office, the Director fosters a coordinated, University-wide approach to recruitment that reflects academic priorities and supports ANU’s broader internationalisation objectives.

Key responsibilities include building strong relationships with agents, schools, government agencies, and industry partners, driving digital and data-driven recruitment initiatives, ensuring compliance with legislation, and providing expert advice to senior leadership on student marketing, recruitment, and retention.

The Person

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished leader with relevant undergraduate and/or postgraduate qualifications and significant experience in higher education recruitment or a comparable sector. They will demonstrate expertise in managing complex administrative systems, financial and human resources, and large-scale projects that enhance decision-making through data-driven reporting and analysis. With strong strategic planning capabilities, they will design and implement policies, processes, and improvements that align with the University’s mission and values. The candidate will also bring outstanding communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with proven ability to manage change, mentor staff, and build strong, collaborative partnerships across diverse internal and external stakeholders to achieve organisational goals.

For further information please contact, Scott Pearsall, E: scott.pearsall@anu.edu.au

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to people of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here. For enquiries about the application process, or if you require reasonable adjustment to apply for this role, please contact the hiring manager on the above listed details.

Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria of no more than 2 pages.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.