Who we are? At Torrens University Australia, making a difference is in our DNA. As a Certified B Corporation, we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities
- and the world. That’s why we’re on a mission to increase access to higher education, so learners from all walks of life can chase their dreams. Just like our students, our employees are a diverse group who want to make an impact. When you join us, we give you the freedom to be bold, creative, and courageous
- with flexible working arrangements that allow you to bring your best. We’ve built a culture that celebrates community, collaboration, and innovation, where people love what they do. What’s the job? As the Director of Employability and Graduate Outcomes, you’ll lead the University’s strategic employability operations and drive a coordinated, institution-wide approach to improving graduate employment outcomes. Working collaboratively across Academic, Student Experience, Growth and Industry Engagement functions, you’ll align strategy, services, partnerships and data to support students throughout their journey
- from career preparation and industry engagement to graduate transition. You’ll design, implement and continuously enhance the University’s employability operating model, ensuring employability is embedded throughout the student lifecycle rather than delivered as a standalone service. You will provide strategic input across curriculum-embedded employability, workforce and labour market intelligence and industry engagement as well as drive student engagement with industry while leading the University’s operational employability portfolio. You’ll lead initiatives that strengthen student career development,



expand applied learning and industry opportunities, build employer partnerships and support graduate transition including during the first twelve months after completing their studies. While graduate employment outcomes are a shared institutional responsibility, you’ll own the operational support, governance, performance framework, partnerships and continuous improvement required to enhance these outcomes over time. Principal accountabilities include (but are not limited to):
- Lead the University’s employability and graduate outcomes operational strategy, governance and performance framework.
- Advise senior leaders on employability, graduate capability and emerging workforce trends.
- Drive institution-wide improvements in graduate employment, career readiness, industry engagement and employer satisfaction.
- Partner with Academic leadership to support embedding employability, professional skills and authentic industry learning across curriculum, assessment and the student lifecycle.
- Develop strategic partnerships with employers, industry bodies and professional associations to expand placements, internships, mentoring, projects and graduate opportunities.
- Oversee careers education, employability development and graduate transition services, including support during the first 12 months after graduation.
- Lead the operational delivery, compliance and continuous improvement of placements,



applied learning and work-integrated learning.
- Use graduate, employer and labour-market data, including QILT insights, to guide investment, measure performance and inform future workforce priorities.
- Sponsor innovation, including AI-enabled employability initiatives, new technologies and scalable service models.
- Lead and develop a high-performing employability function, managing people, budgets, resources, performance, succession planning and organisational capability.
- Represent the University with external stakeholders and promote its position as a preferred partner for industry collaboration.
- Foster a positive, inclusive and collaborative culture focused on accountability, innovation, professional development and continuous improvement. Who you are
- A senior leader with experience leading employability, workforce development or student success strategies in a complex organisation.
- A strategic thinker and systems leader who can design and implement organisation-wide strategies and translate ambition into measurable outcomes.
- An influential executive communicator who can build alignment and deliver change across multiple functions without relying solely on direct authority.
- An experienced partner to academic leaders, with the ability to embed employability, professional skills and industry-connected learning within curriculum and assessment.
- A relationship builder with a strong track record of developing employer, industry, qualified association or sector partnerships.
- Comfortable using data, performance measures and labour-market intelligence to inform decisions, evaluate impact and improve organisational performance.
- An inclusive, coaching-oriented people leader with experience lea

📌 Director of Employability and Graduate Outcomes (Sydney)
🏢 Torrens Global Education Services Pty
📍 Sydney