Career Engagement

Lead targeted initiatives that turn insights into impact.
- Collaborate, design, and deliver meaningful career engagement.
- Join a motivated team and enjoy hybrid flexibility (2 WFH days)

**About Us**:
At Victoria University (VU), 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.

The Career Education and Employment department sits within the Digital Transformation & Quality Learning (DTQL) unit and has responsibility for supporting HE and TAFE students to gain career readiness skills and relevant work experience that enables employment success. The broader DTQL unit is responsible for developing strategic directions in digital learning, cross sector learning design, the use of educational technologies and leads the direction of Wyndham and Brimbank Tech Schools.

**About the Role**:
Are you ready to lead data-driven initiatives that make a real difference in students’ career outcomes? As the Career Engagement and Insights Lead, you’ll design and deliver targeted programs that connect students with career services from day one. Working within a dynamic, student-focused team, you’ll translate insights into practical strategies that boost engagement, improve graduate outcomes, and strengthen partnerships across the university. This is a chance to shape career development at scale — and see the impact of your work every day.

**This is a full-time fixed-term (2-year contract period) position at a HEP8 $110,100 - $123,987 per annum plus 17% superannuation, working 36.75 hours per week. This position is located at our Footscray Park campus.**

**Key Duties**

An example of your responsibilities or duties you may perform will include:

- Design and lead data-informed initiatives that strengthen student career readiness and graduate outcomes
- Analyse student lifecycle data to identify needs, trends, and opportunities for targeted support
- Collaborate with Colleges and stakeholders to improve graduate outcome reporting and action planning
- Develop digital content and strategies that drive engagement with Careers Education and Employment services
- Translate insights into practical approaches that increase student participation in career activities
- Support continuous improvement through service evaluation and standardised reporting

**About You**:
You’re a strategic thinker who’s passionate about improving student outcomes and knows how to turn insights into action. You bring experience working with large datasets and digital platforms, ideally within higher education or a similar complex environment. You understand the student journey, can spot patterns in data, and enjoy designing services that truly meet people’s needs.

You’ll be a great fit if you’re collaborative, curious, and confident navigating both big-picture planning and day-to-day delivery. You enjoy building relationships across teams, communicating clearly, and creating engaging, inclusive career initiatives that make a difference.

This role will suit someone who’s energised by student impact, excited by cross-team collaboration, and comfortable leading projects that combine digital tools, data, and service design.

**How to Apply**:
For a copy of the position description, please click here**:Position Description - Career Engagement and Insights Lead**

Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising:

- A cover letter
- Your curriculum vitae/resume
- Your responses addressing all selection criteria located in the position description
- Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registration

**Application Closing Date**:Wednesday the 13th of August 2025 (11:59pm AEST)

**Who to Contact?**

For further information relating to the position, please contact:
Tonya Wimhurst
Manager Career Development Learning
Careers Education and Employment
Victoria University

**How to Apply**:
For a copy of the position description, please click here: Position Description - Career Engagement and Insights Lead

Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising:

- A cover letter
- Your curriculum vitae/resume
- Your responses addressing all selection criteria located in the position description
- Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registration

**Why Join Us**:
VU provides competitive salaries, excellent superannuation, and a variety of benefits. The university fosters an environment where staff can excel, achieve their goals, and develop their careers. With a focus on diversity, inclusion, and family-friendly policies, VU supports both professional and personal well-being. For more information, please visit our Jobs at VU Webpage

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