- Flexible location choose the best Deakin campus option for you + hybrid work arrangements
- Full-time and fixed term until December 31st 2025
- HEW 5 $80,199 - $89,950 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)
Are you passionate about equity, student success, and fostering inclusive higher education environments? We are seeking a dedicated Officer, Equity-first Students as Partners to support and enhance our Equity-first Students as Partners program.
This full-time, fixed-term position (until 31 December 2025) sits within the Student Outcomes team, as part of the Student Success division and offers flexible work arrangements. Reporting to the Coordinator, Equity-first Students as Partners, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring students and staff receive timely, accurate, and high-quality support while strengthening partnership opportunities and initiatives across the university.
Why work with us?
At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.
Who are we?
Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across seven campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.
As a, Equity-first Students as Partners Officer, you will:
- Provide accurate and timely responses to standard Equity-first Students as Partners program queries
- Serve as a first point of contact for students and academics
- Undertake a range of administrative tasks in line with university procedures and guidelines such as induction, space allocation, events and seminars
- Provide secretariat support and coordination for committees and other regulatory functions
To be successful, you’ll have:
- Completion of a degree without subsequent relevant experience; or
- An equivalent combination of relevant experience and management expertise in technical or administrative fields; or
- An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
- Experience in student-staff partnership programs in a tertiary environment
- Experience in administration, document handling, customer service
Here's how to apply:
Please submit your updated resume along with a brief cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience by clicking the 'Apply' button.
For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Cassandra Iannucci (Director, Student Outcomes) at cassandra.iannucci@deakin.edu.au
For a copy of the position description, please see below:
PD - Officer, Equity-first Students as Partners (569447).pdf
Applications for this position close on Thursday 13th of March.
Are You Ready?
Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.
We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.
We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.
