Student Administration Services
Reference no. 312/0218C

• Be valued for your senior leadership experience in a high volume and complex service environment
• Rare opportunity to take on a key strategic and highly visible role
• Full-time continuing role, generous remuneration package available, inclusive of leave loading and 17% Superannuation

About the opportunity 

Operating within a high volume and complex service environment, the Senior Manager, Student Centre will work collaboratively with stakeholders across Faculties and Professional Services Units to lead customer service excellence through the implementation of evidence based approaches and continuous improvement approaches to the efficient and effective delivery of enquiry services delivered by the SAS Student Centre.

The incumbent is responsible for establishing and implementing evidence based approaches to resource planning, priority setting and strategic decision making, maximising the application of insights from data, consultation, benchmarking and other relevant information. The Student Centre is the first point of contact for future students, current students, internal stakeholders and the general public to receive advice, assistance and support on student administration related enquiries and transactions, within a call centre and in-person service-centric environment.

Further information is contained within the attached candidate information pack.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for a Senior Manager, Student Centre, who possesses demonstrated expertise in:

• the management of significant human and material resources
• leading Change within a complex environment
• problem solving.

You will work under broad direction from the Deputy Registrar, with a considerable degree of autonomy to manage an area with strategic University-wide significance. You will need to exercise sound judgement on the escalation of issues, firstly within the DVC Registrar’s portfolio. The successful candidate will have the authority to proactively apply sound analysis, identify and prioritise issues and develop compliant and best practice solutions to meet the strategic and operational goals of the Student Centre.

The position makes operational and resource-based decisions in the context of the Student Centre and budget, and the strategy for student administration and related processes and services. Relevant Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience is essential for this role.

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across 9 campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 47,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

How to apply

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Closing date: 11.30pm 17 May 2018

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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