About the role:

Operating within Future Students, the Future Students Lead, NSW is responsible for driving recruitment efforts to promote the University in the local and regional areas where ACU's NSW campuses are based to facilitate high quality applications from prospective students as well as supporting the wider team on national initiatives such as webinars. Supporting the National Manager, the position represents the Future Students team on local student recruitment matters and aligns recruitment plans to the needs of the local markets in which the University's NSW campuses are based. This will require strategic planning to ensure new markets are engaged and cannibalisation between the three campuses is minimised.

The position manages Future Student Coordinators and Officers to implement local recruitment plans and supports a high-impact and positive local team culture. The NSW Lead will strongly collaborate with and offer guidance to the ACT Lead to ensure a seamless and coordinated approach to school engagement and student recruitment efforts in these regions to minimise duplication of efforts and ensure positive student and stakeholder experiences. Forming and nurturing relationships with the high school community, including Careers Advisers, teachers and Principals will be an important aspect of the role.

In the case of the Blacktown campus, this also involves local community groups, venues and Blacktown City Council. This role provides support across the North Sydney, Strathfield and Blacktown campuses. The incumbent may be required to work at any of these locations, as required to meet operational needs.

Some flexibility in working hours is required to attend events and activities held outside standard business hours and at offsite locations. Some local and interstate travel may be required.

For full position details, refer to the position description

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Simone Joachim, National Manager Future Students - Future Students at: [email protected]

What we offer:





- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- Total remuneration valued to $138,111 - $154,409 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $116,706 - $130,478 (pro rata) pa (HEW 8), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous advantages which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply: Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

- Resume.
- Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 06-SEP-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC)



and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences.

ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.

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📌 Future Students Lead, NSW (Sydney)
🏢 Australian Catholic University
📍 Sydney