International Officer, Admissions

Job Description

• Work in a high performing and motivated team
• Work in a collaborative team environment
• The position is located at our Footscray Park Campus.

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the role:

The positions are responsible for processing all international student applications, as well as contributing to the improvement of business processes within the International Admissions Unit.

An example of duties you may perform will include:

• In accordance with set procedures, evaluate, process and track international student applications in order to maximise student enrolments
• Accurately assess international student applications for admission into courses to Victoria University, against set entrance criteria
• Provide factual and accurate information, as appropriate to internal and external stakeholders regarding international admissions

This is a part-time position at a HEP5 $71,012 – $81,568 +17% superannuation, classification part time 3 days (22.05 hours) per week over a fixed term contract period (until March 2025).

About you:

Successful applicants will be degree qualified in a relevant discipline or have significant previous administrative experience in a related field.
Admissions Officers work proactively in a small, busy team within tight timeframes. It is necessary that you possess excellent teamwork and organisational skills. The ability to demonstrate effective analytical and problem-solving skills is also required.

What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff  

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description, please click here . Your application must include: 

Applications must include:

• A cover letter,
• Your curriculum vitae/resume,
• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Applications close at 11:59pm, 10th March 2024

Who Do You Contact?

For further information relating to the position, please contact Hong Le, International Admissions Manager by email at [email protected].

Our Commitment to Protecting Country: 

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. 

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.

About Us
Victoria University (VU) is the  University of the West .
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond.
We are one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.
Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.
The VU Values are that we are always:
• welcoming
• ethical
• shaping the future 
• together.
This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.
At VU we believe diversity is a strength – the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.
With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.