Domestic Student Recruitment Manager

Employment type: Part-time, 2–3 days per week

Location: Sydney Met, Level 3, 447 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Expected Commencement: November 2026

Salary: $85,000–$95,000 per annum plus superannuation, pro rata

Reporting to: Head of Student Recruitment and Social Media

About the opportunity

Sydney Met is seeking an experienced Domestic Student Recruitment Manager to lead domestic student recruitment initiatives and support sustainable enrolment growth.

We welcome applications from highly experienced professionals with established networks across the education sector, including those seeking to return to the workforce and apply their extensive professional knowledge, industry expertise and relationship-building skills in a flexible, part-time capacity. We particularly value experience in school engagement and recruitment, TAFE recruitment and pathways, admissions, student recruitment, business development and stakeholder relationship management.

This part-time role offers an opportunity to leverage professional expertise, established industry connections and proven relationship-building capabilities to strengthen domestic student recruitment outcomes, develop strategic partnerships and build sustainable student pipelines.

Key responsibilities

- Develop and implement a comprehensive domestic student recruitment strategy aligned with Sydney Met’s strategic objectives and enrolment targets.
- Identify opportunities to increase awareness among prospective domestic students, generate enquiries, and improve application and enrolment outcomes.
- Analyse market trends, competitor activity, student preferences and emerging recruitment opportunities.
- Establish and maintain relationships with high schools, TAFEs, pathway providers, careers advisers and other education partners.
- Identify and develop new referral arrangements, recruitment partnerships and student pathway opportunities.
- Represent Sydney Met at school visits, careers expos, information sessions, open days and other recruitment events.
- Develop and support targeted recruitment campaigns,



outreach activities and communications for domestic audiences.
- Advise on UAC processes, domestic admissions pathways, and factors influencing prospective students’ decisions.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Admissions and Academic teams to improve the prospective student journey and application-to-enrolment conversion.
- Monitor recruitment performance and provide management with timely reports, market insights and evidence-based recommendations.
- Ensure recruitment activities comply with applicable regulatory, legislative and organisational requirements.

About you

You are an experienced skilled with a strong understanding of Australia's domestic student recruitment environment and a demonstrated ability to build and maintain meaningful stakeholder relationships.

You bring extensive industry experience, established professional networks, and transferable skills, with the ability to identify opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and strengthen relationships with schools, TAFEs, educational institutions, careers advisers, and prospective students.

We particularly value candidates who can leverage their professional expertise, industry knowledge and relationship-building capabilities to contribute to Sydney Met's domestic student recruitment objectives and sustainable enrolment growth.

Essential requirements

- At least five years' relevant experience in domestic student recruitment, admissions, education-sector engagement, business development, outreach, stakeholder engagement, client relationship management or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of the Australian domestic higher education market.
- Demonstrated understanding of UAC admissions processes and domestic student pathways.




- Experience developing and implementing student recruitment strategies.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with schools, TAFEs, pathway providers, careers advisers, prospective students and other external stakeholders.
- Strong business development, negotiation and partnership-management capabilities.
- Strong understanding of the domestic student journey, from initial enquiry to application, admission and enrolment.
- Excellent communication, presentation, organisational and relationship-management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes with limited supervision.
- Eligibility to work in Australia.
- Availability to work on campus for 2–3 days per week and attend occasional after-hours or weekend recruitment activities.

Desirable experience

- Experience in high school engagement and recruitment, TAFE recruitment and pathways, UAC admissions processes, university admissions, domestic student recruitment or education-sector relationship management.
- Established networks across the Sydney and NSW education sectors, particularly with high schools, TAFEs, careers advisers, universities and other educational institutions.
- Experience in student conversion, pipeline development, enrolment growth and client relationship management.
- Understanding of FEE-HELP compliance requirements and associated processes.
- Strong knowledge of the Sydney/NSW domestic education market and recruitment trends.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in higher education, recruitment, admissions, marketing, business development or relationship management.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience meets the requirements of the role to:

Jane Campbell

Head of Student Recruitment and Social Media [email protected]

Human Resources [email protected]

Applications close on Friday, 20 November 2026.

Sydney Met may progress suitable applications before the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

📌 Domestic Student Recruitment Manager (Sydney)
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