Campus Location: Ballarat, Australia Job No: APTAV********** Coordinate a new equity access program for mature-age learners.
ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions.
Full time, one year fixed term role at our Ballarat campus and the Ballarat region.
About the role: Operating within Equity and Inclusion , the Project Officer, Equity and Inclusion is responsible for initiating, developing, coordinating and implementing key components of the Equity Access Program for Mature-Age Learners from Underrepresented Backgrounds.
The Program delivers outreach and engagement initiatives with local and regional communities to increase access to higher education for mature-age learners who may not have previously considered university as a viable pathway.
Under the broad direction of the Project Manager, Equity and Inclusion, the position collaborates with faculties, professional teams and external stakeholders to develop and implement project initiatives, working within ACU's broader equity and widening participation agenda and drawing on the experience and expertise of the Equity and Inclusion team.
The Project Officer develops and coordinates robust and sustainable partnerships across sectors with relevant community organisations, education providers, internal ACU stakeholders and other partners in order to facilitate the design, development, pilot delivery and future growth of a supported access pathway for mature-age learners aged 21+ from underrepresented cohorts, including low socio-economic status (LSES), regional and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
This position leads the development and implementation of key components of an equity pathway that supports mature-age learners to access, succeed in and transition into undergraduate study at ACU, and contributes to the ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement of the program.
For full position details, refer to the position description Contact: General enquiries can be sent to Nicola Cull, Assoc Director, Equity Inclusion - Equity and Inclusion at: ****** 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 $124,509 - $134,699 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $105,212 - $113,823 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), 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 benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging.
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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: 14-SEP-**** 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.
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For more details visit: 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 valuable.
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.
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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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📌 Project Officer, Equity And Inclusion (Victoria)
🏢 Australian Catholic University Employees, Location, Alumni
📍 Victoria