We are seeking a Schools Recruitment Specialist to play a key role in driving domestic student enrolments. In this exciting position, you will engage with secondary schools, build relationships with key school contacts, and inspire students to explore Swinburne’s programs. You will work closely with the Recruitment Team Leader to develop and strengthen relationships with secondary schools to raise awareness and drive enrolments.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of secondary schools, providing expert advice to career practitioners and prospective students, ensuring alignment with Swinburne’s broader engagement strategy. You will use your excellent communication and organisational skills to create meaningful connections and partnerships with secondary schools.

We are looking for someone with a strong passion for education and a natural ability to communicate and engage with others. Experience in recruitment, event management, or outreach (particularly in the education sector) would be an advantage, along with excellent project management skills.

If you're ready to make a real impact in helping students find their future, we would love to hear from you.

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

• Demonstrated experience in managing an indirect sales channel in a services industry.
• Strong interpersonal communication, teamwork and negotiation skills, including strong public speaking ability.
• Superior time management skills, and ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Competency with a range of software and systems, including Power Point, spreadsheets and CRM. Experience with Salesforce CRM is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of secondary and tertiary education sectors including VTAC application and selection processes and higher education reforms is preferred.

Qualifications
Completion of a degree in marketing/communications or equivalent with relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training

**This position is open only to applicants who have work rights in Australia

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.au

Applications Close: Thursday 28 November 2024, at 11.00pm

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 conversation about your accessibility needs or to offer feedback on how we can enhance our recruitment processes to accommodate any adjustments you may require, please contact Swinburne’s Disability Confident Recruitment at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.

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

Victoria’s 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 (#LI-SW)