Excellent opportunity to represent and be a part of the University of Sydney's Admissions Team
Base Salary $93K + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
Working within the Admissions Office, the
Admissions Officer
works with the Admissions Manager and the Admissions Team Leader to ensure the effective, accurate and timely recruitment and admission of students to the University. The incumbent will use their experience, knowledge and expertise to implement business process improvements within admissions.
As an
Admissions Officer
you will update application records, databases and ensure admissions decisions comply with established procedures, the relevant University polices and guidelines.
Please note: This role has a scheduled leave blackout period during December and January, during which annual leave cannot be taken.
About you
have at least 1-year working experience in higher education Admissions
demonstrated experience in administrative competencies and high-level office administration, ideally within the admissions/Higher Education sector (but not essential) or other areas such as in data entry companies and other industries that require the use of various database systems
highly organised and have the ability to work autonomously whilst also working well within a team
delivers high volume, daily administration activities and services ensuring that high quality and effective administrative support is provided in a pro-active manner to staff, students, and agents
ability to exercise judgement when interpretating policy
maintains professional, productive, and positive relationships with faculty administrative staff, academics and other internal stakeholders to enable effective delivery of services and issues resolution
experience or understanding of the UAC admission process would be highly desirable




have Microsoft Excel Skills and the ability to produce and interpret reports.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment checks and declarations
Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
EEO statement
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📌 Admissions Officer (Sydney)
🏢 The University of Sydney
📍 Sydney