Jobs and Careers

Student Jobs and Employability Team Leader 

• Support the employment journey and literacy of students.
• Provide leadership and day to day management of the Student Jobs team
• Full time, Ongoing role based in Hobart or Launceston 

About the opportunity

The Student Equity and Success team is looking for a Student Jobs and Employability Team Leader.

The Student Employability Team Leader is responsible for leading a team of employment professionals to deliver of a range of services and programs that support the employment journey and literacy of current students who are seeking work opportunities within and beyond the University.

As the new Student Jobs & Employability Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of programs and initiatives that have been identified to enhance students’ employability and understanding of the current employment market.

You will also be responsible for the leadership and day to day management of the Student Jobs team who coordinate best practice recruitment and onboarding process of students, for a wide range of paid and unpaid opportunities that will help them develop their skills and enhance their employability.

What you’ll do:

• Provide leadership and supervision to a team of professional staff charged with delivering employability enrichment activities, promoting employment opportunities, and recruitment of our students.
• Collaborate in the design and development, and lead delivery of employability focused programs and initiatives to support graduate employment outcomes for students.
• Oversee effective systems administration of the Career Connect software platform to deliver employment services.
• Provide direction and quality assurance to the Student Jobs team in relation to employment services and ensure practices adhere to best practice.
• Liaise and build partnerships/relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance the delivery of our students' graduate employability outcomes.
• Lead the communication and promotion of activities across multiple channels.

What we’re looking for:

• Demonstrated capacity to provide day to day leadership and management of a highly operational team to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Experience leading the development, delivery and evaluation of student employment or employability programs.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and provide advice to a range of different people including line manager, colleagues and student leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across a large organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Experience in enhancing graduate employability and employment opportunities for students.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a continuously changing and highly collaborative environment.

Salary details

Appointment to this role will be at HEO 7 and will have a total remuneration package of up to $126,637 comprising base salary within the range of $98,473 to $108,237 plus 17% superannuation.

How to Apply

• This vacancy is being advertised internally only in the first instance to current staff.
• In submitting your application, you acknowledge you have/intend to discuss your interest in this vacancy with your current manager and understand they may need to be contacted confidentially by the hiring manager as part of the assessment of your application.
• To apply online, please provide the following documents:
  • Resume
  • Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
  • Your responses to the Role Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience criteria from the position description below
• For further information about this position, please contact Virginia Mahony, Head of Student Engagement on Virginia.Mahony@utas.edu.au or 0362261937.
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
• Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.

 Position Description - 500715 Student Jobs and Employability Team Leader.pdf

Applications close Friday, 17 January 2025, 11.55pm

To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian citizenship, permanent residence or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role.