- Permanent, full-time position with free onsite parking.
- Develop and implement strategies to serve evolving academic administration needs of Excelsia each semester.
- Be an integral part of Excelsia’s life-transforming global Christian learning community.
About the Role
Primary responsibilities include:
- leadership of the academic administration function and staff;
- design, development, and implemetation of academic administration processes;
- negotiation of cross functional documentation processes for academic administration;
- integration of technologies and automation in academic administration cycles;
- project management of strategic academic administration projects;
- high level analysis and reporting on key metrics and delivering presentations to senior leaders;
- fostering mutually beneficial partnering relationships with the academic schools;
- fostering mutually beneficial working relationships with key stakeholders such as Registrar, P&C, Quality, and Finance.
Selection Criteria
Qualifications and Professional Standing:
- Possession of a postgraduate qualification in Business, Administration or equivalent and extensive relevant experience.
Essential:
- Committed Christian involved in a local congregation.
- Extensive experience (10+ years) working in coordination and administration.
- An understanding of current and emerging trends in Higher Education and best practice academic administration.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic and growing, fast-paced environment.
- Extensive administration and project management skills.
- Strong and developed interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Demonstrated capacity to apply specialist and integrated bodies of knowledge to work assignments, such as program and policy development and implementation.
- Proven ability to manage specialised units where significant innovation, initiative and/or judgment are required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver outcomes and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply equal opportunity principles and work health and safety principles in the workplace.
- Strong technological literacy, including Microsoft Office suite and experience with a learning management system, Moodle is strongly preferred.
- Full Australian Working Rights.
About Us
Excelsia University College was founded in 1983 as Australia’s first Christian arts college and, together with Indiana Wesleyan University, we are part of a global Christian learning community with big plans to take Christian higher education to the next level in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Excelsia Benefits
- Maximise your “take home” income through our Salary Packaging scheme.
- Enjoy flexible and family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions.
- Experience working in a culturally rich environment, with opportunities to engage in spiritual devotions.
- Upskill with our substantial tuition discount to eligible staff and their immediate families to study Excelsia courses.
- Our employees have access to earned wages, the ability to save before you’re paid, financial education and much more.
Learn more about why Excelsia is Great Place to Work ® Certified and why our staff love working at Excelsia here: https://greatplacetowork.com.au/companies/excelsia-college/
This full-time position is based in Macquarie Park and scheduled to relocate to Pennant Hills mid-2025.
How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria, you have a great opportunity to join our Christian community. Please provide your application with resume and covering letter addressing the position criteria via work@excelsia.edu.au. If you have any queries regarding the position or application process, please contact us via the above email address.
Excelsia University College is a smoke free campus.
