"Senior Student Partnerships Coordinator"

• Full time, 1-year fixed term position. Located on the Darlington Campus
• Opportunity to shape student engagement and support meaningful, University-wide impact.
• Base Salary $112,628 - $122,702 (HEO7) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The University of Sydney is seeking a Senior Student Partnerships Coordinator to play a pivotal role within the Student Partnerships and Programs team, leading stakeholder consultation initiatives delivered through Sydney Student Voice, an initiative to engage students as co-design partners in strategic student experience projects.

You will work collaboratively with academic and professional staff across the University to design and coordinate student engagement activities that directly inform projects, services, and strategic priorities. This role has a strong operational, facilitation and stakeholder management focus, contributing directly to strengthening the student voice across the institution.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• coordinate end to end stakeholder consultation projects, working closely with academic and professional staff across faculties and portfolios
• plan, design and deliver student workshops, focus groups and consultation sessions that enable meaningful participation
• manage stakeholder communication, expectations and project milestones from initiation through to delivery
• facilitate student engagement activities, including feedback sessions, ensuring inclusive and productive environments
• analyse qualitative feedback and produce high quality reports, summaries and insights to inform University projects and initiatives
• maintain accurate documentation, project trackers, records and reporting for all partnership and consultation activities.

About you

• demonstrated experience coordinating stakeholder engagement initiatives or consultation projects from start to finish
• expertise facilitating workshops, focus groups or feedback sessions, ideally in an education or community engagement context
• strong ability to write clear, concise and insight driven reports
• experience working within student experience, community engagement, or higher education settings
• proficiency managing project logistics, timelines and documentation, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
• tertiary qualifications in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Nicole Turle, Recruitment Operations by email to nicole.turle@sydney.edu.au

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Applications Close

Monday 06 April 2026 11:59 PM