International Recruitment Officer (Melbourne)

About The Role As the International Recruitment Officer, you will work as part of the onshore International Recruitment team to drive international student recruitment at Swinburne University of Technology from designated markets, achieving agreed targets. You will recruit high quality, genuine international students across all courses, promote Swinburne’s value proposition and student experience, and ensure all recruitment activity aligns with the University’s risk profile, Genuine Student requirements and visa integrity considerations. This role supports education agents, school recruitment, partnerships and direct recruitment channels to generate applications and increase conversion through to enrolment. You will also contribute to optimising agent management practices, ensuring compliance and delivering a positive future student experience. Key Responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of marketing and international student recruitment and/or admissions practices.
- Experience working with international students, and in a stakeholder relationship marketing capacity using a Customer Relationship Management system. Demonstrated ability to close sales with this target group.
- Sound analytical skills and attention to detail, including an ability to evaluate and interpret complex data and make admissions assessments.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines, achieve target outcomes, and resolve problems without supervision and through a demonstrated level of judgement, flexibility and initiative.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain and liaise effectively with colleagues and clients from all levels and backgrounds and deliver responsive customer service.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills including establishing positive organisational relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating ability to work effectively across diverse cultural contexts, influencing skills leading to achievement of successful business outcomes, and developing high‑quality documentation (reports, plans, policies and correspondence). Qualifications
- A degree (Marketing preferred) with subsequent relevant experience; or extensive experience and specialist expertise or broad knowledge in highly relevant fields; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Excellent English communication skills and fluency in one or more additional foreign languages used in international student recruitment markets (fluency in Mandarin Chinese is essential for one of the roles).
- Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check. About Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a current and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research. Our Ad Astra strategy is the cornerstone of Swinburne’s bold ambition to lead globally in technology‑driven education and research. This strategy positions us to create transformative solutions, empower learners, and partner with industry to thrive in an ever‑changing world. Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options and generous parental leave to support a balanced lifestyle.
- Exclusive staff discounts, including discounted Medibank health insurance, 50% off Swinburne courses and other partner offers.
- Swinburne offers 17% super and salary packaging options, including car leasing and extra super contributions. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Swinburne has become a world‑class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual‑sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world. Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal chance employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership. We support applicants with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments can be requested at any stage of the recruitment process. As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates. As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant. Application Information Applications Close: Tuesday 26th May 11:30pm #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rsfg3