Position Details
Continuing | Full Time
Higher Education Officer Level 7 | $100,233 - $110,954 p.a.
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
About the Role
This is your opportunity to pioneer the degree-based apprenticeship model on a national level. You’ll be on the cutting edge of where industry meets higher education, delivering industry standard career ready graduates.
This supports the development and delivery of educational partnerships by coordinating industry engagement activities that connect external partners with relevant learning, teaching and student‑focused initiatives across the University. This enables high‑quality engagement with industry, community and government stakeholders to strengthen partnership activity, support diverse education pathways that broaden access to higher education, and contribute to meaningful, future‑focused learning opportunities for students.
At the heart of this role is Flinders University's recently released 2035 vision to change the lives of 10 million people for the better over the next 10 years. For example, this position will contribute to delivering Flinders University's Nation-Leading Degree-Based Apprenticeships programs, expanding participation in the workforce to build skills of the future for South Australia
Some of the Key Position responsibilities include:
Building and maintaining productive working relationships with industry, employers, community and government stakeholders to support high quality engagement that enhances partnership activity, contributes to diverse education pathways, and strengthens graduate career outcomes.
Working collaboratively with the Education Partnerships Lead and relevant University teams to ensure a coherent, responsive and well‑coordinated approach to industry engagement aligned with emerging industry needs, employer expectations and community priorities.
Supporting and enabling the co-design and co-delivery of educational activities with industry partners, helping to identify and create industry-connected learning opportunities that enhance students’ applied learning, understanding of contemporary employment and enterprise landscape, and overall career readiness.
Maintaining accurate records, engagement documentation and partnership information to ensure continuity, visibility and quality across industry engagement and educational partnership activities, including employer‑related interactions.
For a more comprehensive list of responsibilities, please view the Position Description
About You
You have a flexible mindset with the ability to build programs from the ground up and on the go, then test and refine these in line with multi-stakeholder feedback. With a comprehensive understanding of key enablers of successful co design and co delivery of educational activities with industry partners, you will contribute to learning experiences that strengthen students’ applied learning and career readiness.
With experience in the development and delivery of assessment centres, (including designing bespoke assessment materials), you are courageous in prototyping and piloting cutting-edge recruitment processes with the support of industry partners.
You will need:
Well‑developed to high level stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to build and maintain productive relationships with industry, employers, community and government partners.
Demonstrated well-developed to high-level communication, influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to prepare clear and concise reports, briefing notes, presentations and engagement materials for diverse internal and external audiences.
Proven ability to coordinate complex engagement activities and events, including the planning, logistics and implementation of partnership related initiatives in a dynamic environment.
The ability to work proactively and independently under broad direction, exercising sound judgement and contributing to continuous improvement and to supervise staff, including providing day‑to‑day guidance, coordinating workloads, supporting performance and development, and fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.
General to broad knowledge of existing and emerging trends in higher education, employment and enterprise landscapes, educational opportunities for tertiary students and recent graduates
It is expected that the successful candidate will have completed a relevant degree with subsequent relevant experience in industry engagement or partnership coordination, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and/or training.
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.
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options.
Flexible working arrangements.
Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative.
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers.
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
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.
Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
Please see here for our 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 suitability statement of no more than 3 pages as a separate document, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
To learn more about this position, we highly encourage you to contact Philippa Spencer
Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
26 Mar 2026At 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.