• Employment Type: Full Time
• Duration: 13 months
• Remuneration:  $143,007- $151,744 + 17% superannuation + leave loading
• Location: Kensington UNSW Campus

Why Your Role Matters

The Lead, Coaching and Development plays a key role within the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Success Portfolio, Experience Pillar, Employability Theme in providing strategic and operational leadership and driving the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of coaching and development programs and initiatives.

The role leads the Coaching and Development teams and collaborates with other Leads within the Employability Theme to ensure an engaged, supported, and clear personal and professional development journey for UNSW students and alumni. This involves the provision of high-level advice, development and implementation of strategic communications, and the design, development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of initiatives and programs.

The role reports to the Head of Employability and has three direct reports. The role is fixed term (parental leave cover) until February 2026.

Main responsibilities Summary

• Provide high-level advice on a range of strategic and operational matters relevant to career coaching, student and alumni development, and employability
• Lead the design, development, implementation, delivery and continuous improvement of career coaching, and student and alumni development programs
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure staff are well informed and knowledgeable about career coaching, and student and alumni development programs and initiatives
• Develop and interpret key reporting and analytics on student experience, program and/or initiative data
• Lead, manage and deliver projects from concept to close, with effective project management methodology that includes scoping, stakeholder management, monitoring budgets, communication plans, identifying and mitigating risk, reporting and evaluation
• Interpret and manage requirements and deliverables set out by the Head of Employability and provide proactive strategic advice and solution-focused action
• Lead initiatives, in cooperation with relevant teams, to facilitate an engaged student and alumni journey

Who You Are

We are looking for someone who is aligned with UNSW’s vision and values, with demonstrated success to work independently, and as a leader, undertaking multiple projects. We’d love you to come equipped with:

• Extensive experience, at a senior level, in managing career coaching and/or student and alumni development programs and initiatives, including innovation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement
• Significant leadership and team management skills with demonstrated experience in motivating, managing, coaching, developing multi-disciplinary teams and fostering teamwork
• Demonstrated project management and operational management skills (planning, priority setting, time management)
• High-level leadership, influencing and negotiation skills at all levels of seniority
• Significant experience in developing, delivering and continually improving initiatives, programs, processes, and systems
• High level of attention to detail for deliverables produced, including significant experience in writing high-quality analysis, submissions, reports and recommendations

The role is hybrid, Monday to Friday. Candidates will need to have full working rights – this role is not available for sponsorship.

Recruitment process:  Please submit your resume as well as a cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for role. In addition, we’d love you to address the following question as part of the application form (it will come up when you click “apply”): Please share key skills and experiences that you believe will set you up for success in this role. What areas would you seek growth and development? (Maximum 300 words)

The shortlisting process won’t start before the job ad closes, interviews won't be happening until the first week of December.

You can send via the ‘Apply Now’ button. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Applications close: 22 November 5PM

Get in touch for any questions, support, or adjustment: Anne de Voronine, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, a.de_voronine@unsw.edu.au

Applications cannot be accepted if sent directly to the contact listed

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.