The University of Notre Dame Australia Careers

Team Leader Careers, Student Success (Internal Only)

Based on our Fremantle Campus

Full-time, Continuing role

• Join a university that prepares students for a fulfilling life, not just a career
• Be part of a welcoming community of professionals, academics and students

• $106,013 to $116,104 pa (Level 8) plus 14% superannuation

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Notre Dame Australia is a private Catholic University with over 1,000 permanent staff providing an exceptional educational experience to over 12,000 students across our Fremantle, Broome, and Sydney campuses, as well as clinical schools in Victoria and New South Wales.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position reports to the National Manager, Student Success and leads a small team of Career Officers to deliver student employability initiatives and is responsible for the development and implementation of the Notre Dame Careers and Employability framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Careers and Employability team to achieve university objectives in-line with the Careers and Employability Framework and evidenced based practice– developing, implementing, evaluating, and reporting project objectives.
• Provide leadership and strategic guidance regarding the implementation of the Careers and Employability framework across the university.
• Provide specialist advice and recommendations to leadership that inform and enhance an evidence- based approach to support the Careers and Employability Framework.
• Support and deliver a suite of career counselling and career education services to individual students including individual career counselling, career planning and career assessment.
• Manage a team of Career Officers across national campuses, assisting in recruitment, training supervision, professional development, mentoring, and pastoral care.
• Foster positive working relationships nationally with Faculty and central offices, and partnerships with employer organisations and community agencies, to facilitate the integration of degree-discipline knowledge and learning with career development learning.

ABOUT YOU

• Supportive of the Objects of Notre Dame as a Catholic University.

• A relevant degree or an equivalent combination of education and training with proven leadership and coordination experience in a similar role.

• Hold a current registration as a Career professional with Career Industry Council Australia.
• Strong aptitude in the understanding of the Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners.
• Proven experience in the provision of career counselling and the management of client records in an organisational setting.
• Ability to administer, interpret and report on vocational assessment tools and to apply interventions relevant to the needs of a culturally diverse tertiary student population.
• Excellent operational and project coordination skills including the ability to analyse issues and problems, develop feasible solutions, and manage multiple concurrent projects from initiation through to completion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong negotiation skills and experience in preparing proposals, reports, and policy documents.
• Acquire excellent time management and organisational skills with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate advanced computer literacy and proficiency in using Microsoft Office and ability to learn University internal software. 
• Hold strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the institution, work respectfully with others, including in cross-cultural or other diverse contexts, and engage people in positive ways to achieve outcomes.

BENEFITS

• On-site gym and fitness programs available
• Located in historic Fremantle
• Within walking distance from public transport

CONTACT US

For enquiries about the role or to request a copy of the Position Description, please contact Marcia Rodrigues, Talent Acquisition Partner at  [email protected]

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply online with a resume and cover letter, which includes responses to the selection criteria (About You) outlining your suitability maximum of 2 pages.

Applications close 7 July 2024

Applicants are expected to have current and valid work rights in Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

The University of Notre Dame Australia seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the different needs of the University and its stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our staff.