Job Description
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Combine operational leadership, strategic influence and meaningful impact in a role that helps create pathways to higher education for diverse student communities.
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Full-time, permanent with Base salary in the range of $120,317- $134,****** + 17% super (HEW Level 8)
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Based at our vibrant St Lucia Campus.
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The Manager, Domestic Undergraduate Admissions is a key leadership role responsible for shaping the future of student access at UQ, leading domestic undergraduate and medicine admissions while driving evidence-based decision-making across a dynamic and high-impact portfolio. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will provide authoritative advice on complex admissions matters, strengthen reporting and governance, and ensure admissions services remain applicant-focused, consistent and compliant.
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Leading the timely, consistent and applicant-focused delivery of domestic undergraduate and medicine admissions, including complex cases and specialised entry pathways.
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Planning annual admissions cycles, operational readiness, workloads and service standards in partnership with relevant University areas and external admissions bodies.
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Strengthening admissions reporting, data quality and assurance to provide transparent insights into volumes, outcomes, service performance, risks and emerging issues.
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Providing authoritative operational and policy advice to senior leaders, faculties, schools, committees and governance groups.
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Identifying and leading improvements to admissions services, systems, controls and end-to-end processes.
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Enabling the University of Queensland Strategic Plan, and its key initiatives, including The Queensland Commitment
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Leading, supporting and developing a team of admissions professionals, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and improvement-focused culture
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About You n
You will bring experience leading a complex admissions, student administration or comparable regulatory service function. This is a role for an established admissions leader who can demonstrate and apply initiative, deep expertise, exercise sound judgement and confidently lead a specialised function within a large and dynamic organisation.
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Postgraduate qualifications, progress towards postgraduate qualifications with extensive relevant experience, extensive management expertise, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
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Substantial experience in domestic undergraduate admissions, including selective, quota-managed or professionally regulated programs, or a similar regulatory service function.
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Demonstrated success leading operational programs,



service improvements and organisational change across multiple stakeholder groups.
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The ability to interpret and integrate policy, operational considerations and data when providing strategic and operational advice.
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Strong people leadership and resource management capability, including managing competing priorities and sustaining service delivery during peak periods.
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Highly developed communication, consultation, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex findings, risks and recommendations clearly.
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A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach, supported by integrity, fairness, sound judgement and respect for confidentiality.
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About UQ n
As part of the UQ community, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.
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Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff programme, on‐campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.
Other Information n
Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-bas
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📌 Manager, Domestic Undergraduate Admissions (Queensland)
🏢 UQ
📍 Queensland