"Manager, Career Readiness"

Fixed term (Dec 2026) | Part-Time (0.8)

Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $113,677 - $125,848 p.a. (pro-rata)

Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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About the Role

This position is known as the Manager, Career Readiness, at Flinders University.

In this role, you will lead a committed team focused on supporting Flinders students to build the skills, confidence and experience they need for purposeful future careers. This role contributes directly to Flinders’ vision to change 10 million lives for the better by 2035 and aligns with the University’s strategic commitment to putting students first, strengthening industry partnerships, and creating impact with purpose.

You’ll oversee the delivery of high‑quality career learning, both curriculum‑embedded and co‑curricular, while driving the adoption of innovative, future‑focused tools and approaches. Working closely with academic staff, employers, internal stakeholders and the broader Curriculum Impact team, you will help create real‑world learning opportunities that reflect workforce needs and support strong graduate outcomes.

Leading day‑to‑day operations, you’ll foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture and use insights and data to continuously enhance our services. You will play a key role in strengthening pathways to employment by supporting students to build their job‑seeking capabilities and by connecting them with employers and industry partners. Through this work, you’ll help create a fearless, future‑ready university experience that makes a meaningful difference for every student.

For a more comprehensive list of responsibilities, please view the Position Description

About You

As our ideal candidate, you’ll bring a strong commitment to student success and a genuine passion for empowering graduates to turn their education into meaningful career pathways. You have hands‑on experience integrating career learning into the curriculum, and you know how to partner effectively with academic staff to design and enhance career‑focused learning that aligns with discipline needs and future workforce expectations.

As a leader, you enjoy guiding teams through complex, fast‑moving environments and have experience coordinating services, systems and initiatives that strengthen students’ employability. You’re confident working with internal and external stakeholders to create opportunities that lead to real employment outcomes.

You think strategically while staying grounded in day‑to‑day delivery, balancing leadership, service coordination and continuous improvement with ease. You’re curious, proactive and energised by innovation, especially when it involves new tools, technologies or ideas that elevate the student experience. You draw on data and insights to refine services, demonstrate impact and drive thoughtful, evidence‑based change.

Above all, you thrive in an inclusive, collaborative team culture and are motivated by the opportunity to empower every student to confidently pursue their future career.

Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students)

The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) provides administrative support to key strategic and operational functions of the University’s student-related and academic services. Under the general portfolio, the Office team support Portfolio leadership and facilitate dialogue between key service areas to help the Portfolio ensure Flinders’ educational offerings are innovative, of assured quality, and are student centred. This drives our values and ethos, our impact and engagement, and our vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Reconciliation Action Plan

Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).

How to Apply and Information

You are required to submit a resume, along with a cover letter of no more than 3 pages as a separate document, addressing the below 4 Key Position Capabilities of the position description.

• Sound knowledge of contemporary career learning and employability practice in higher education, including curriculum embedded career learning, real world experiences, and the development of graduate capability aligned to workforce and societal needs.
• Demonstrated experience in the operational leadership and coordination of services within a complex higher education environment, including oversight of systems, processes, and resources to achieve agreed objectives.
• Experience working collaboratively with academic staff, employers, and internal stakeholders to implement initiatives that support student learning, employment opportunities, and applied experiences across diverse disciplines.
• Ability to interpret and apply data to inform service delivery, continuous improvement, planning, evaluation, and reporting.

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm: 11 Mar 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.