Executive Director, Student Recruitment & Admissions
Location: Mulgrave, Melbourne, Australia
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 5-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: A competitive executive remuneration package comprising of base salary and superannuation will apply
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Influence the future of student growth on a global scale
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Lead a high-profile portfolio across a world top 50 university
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Drive enterprise-wide innovation, transformation and impact
The role of Executive Director, Student Recruitment & Admissions
This is a rare opportunity to lead student recruitment and admissions for one of the world's leading universities. As Australia's largest university and a member of the Group of Eight, Monash is renowned for its academic excellence, global reach and commitment to innovation. With an extensive international footprint spanning Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Italy, India, China and a broad network of global pathways and partnerships, Monash offers an unparalleled platform for an accomplished executive to shape student growth on a global scale.
Reporting to the Vice-President (Growth and International), the Executive Director, Student Recruitment and Admissions is responsible for delivering the University's student recruitment, conversion and admissions strategy across domestic and international markets. Leading a large and geographically dispersed workforce, the role drives sustainable growth, strengthens market diversification, and ensures the delivery of high-quality, compliant and student-centred admissions services.
The role presents a significant leadership opportunity to drive the transformation of recruitment and admissions operations across the Monash Group. With a focus on innovation, operational excellence and scalable service delivery, the Executive Director will drive the evolution of systems, processes and capabilities that support sustainable growth, market diversification and an exceptional prospective student experience across the University's global network.
The Leader We Seek
You are a highly regarded executive leader with extensive experience and successful track record in student recruitment, admissions and enrolment management within the higher education sector. You bring a proven record of delivering ambitious growth outcomes, leading large-scale teams and driving organisational transformation in environments where market performance, student experience and operational excellence are paramount. Your expertise spans the full student recruitment lifecycle, from market development and pipeline creation through to conversion, admissions and enrolment outcomes, underpinned by a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing contemporary universities. Importantly, you have prior experience working with scale, complexity, diverse cultures and cross-border business units.
You bring a deep understanding of how to translate strategy into measurable results, balancing long-term growth ambitions with operational excellence and service delivery. You have successfully identified and capitalised on emerging opportunities, strengthened market diversification and delivered sustainable enrolment growth in dynamic and competitive environments.
An engaging and influential leader, you are adept at building trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, cultures and geographies. You thrive in complex organisations, bringing the resilience, judgement and adaptability required to navigate change, manage competing priorities and lead through ambiguity.
Most importantly, you are a values-driven people leader who inspires high performance, fosters collaboration and develops organisational capability. You are motivated by the opportunity to shape the future of student recruitment and admissions at a globally connected university, influencing enrolment outcomes, market growth and institutional success at scale.
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About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
This appointment offers an exceptional opportunity to join the leadership of one of the world's leading universities and to influence student growth, market development and organisational success across a truly global enterprise. To submit your application, please provide your covering letter and curriculum vitae via the apply button below.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact our Talent Acquisition team via anne.nield@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Enquiries:
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Ms Sunny Yang, Vice-President (Growth and International): sunny.yang@monash.edu
Ms Amy Gledden, Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost and Senior Vice-President: amy.gledden@monash.edu
Position Description: 
Position Description - ED, Student Recruitment & Admissions.pdf
Applications Close: Sunday 8th November 2026 at 11:55pm AEDT
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
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