The Academic Administration Officer will provide exceptional service quality, customer-focused academic administration support across all aspects of the student and course lifecycle.
The role supports academic policy, course administration and implementation, planning and scheduling, academic governance committees, records and resulting data and archive management, regulatory compliance requirements and project delivery functions.
This opportunity is a 12-month contract, working full time at any of our campuses across Australia (Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane).
To be successful in this role you must hold full working rights with no time or work restrictions.
This role requires attendance on campus daily.
Principal accountabilities include:
- Academic Administration & Compliance: Process academic administration tasks accurately and on time, ensuring full compliance with policies, regulatory requirements, ESOS and PRISMS obligations.
Experience in higher education is preferred.
- Student & Staff Support: Provide high-quality customer service and clear academic information to students, staff, and integrated campus teams.
- Data & Records Management: Maintain accurate and compliant student and enrolment records across all systems, ensuring approved changes and updates are consistently reflected.
- Governance, Exams & Academic Processes: Support governance committees, results entry, credit/RPL processing, examinations,



course completions and graduation activities.
- Operational Coordination & Continuous Improvement: Support project timelines, onboarding and teaching agreements, contribute to quality and risk processes, and promote effective, innovative and collaborative ways of working.
Essential requirements:
- Experience in academic administration functions, including knowledge of VET and higher education regulatory requirements desirable.
- Minimum two years' experience within the higher education or VET sector desirable.
- Knowledge of ESOS, TEQSA and ASQA regulatory requirements and frameworks.
We are student-centric and support professional development and career progression.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Benefits include:
- Study-free access to a course or degree related to your position
- B Corp certified university – values driven and purpose led
- Access to internal opportunities to learn, grow and move across the organisation
Accessibility requirements or needs will be supported through a Reasonable Adjustment Procedure to ensure an equitable, barrier-free recruitment process.

📌 Academic Administration Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Torrens University Australia
📍 Adelaide