Manager, International

Join Deakin University as the Manager, International within the Faculty of Business and Law, Partnerships and Engagement, where you'll lead strategic initiatives to grow international student recruitment, transnational education, and global partnerships. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to shape the Faculty's internationalisation strategy, build its global reputation, and foster impactful collaborations. If you're passionate about international education and thrive in a collaborative, high-performing environment, we invite you to help drive Deakin's global engagement.

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across our campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India, and our vibrant online environment. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

As a Coordinator, Partnerships, you will:

• Work closely with the Associate Dean, International and Faculty Executive, support the development of an internationalisation strategy and annual operational plan that delivers on the strategic goals and objectives of the Faculty.
• Provide advice to the Executive Dean, Associate Dean, International Faculty Director, senior Faculty staff and Program Directors on matters relating to the Faculty's international recruitment and development objectives, and international pathway and corporate partners, including preparing concept proposals, project plans, funding requests, and business cases as required.
• Oversee and administer the design and delivery of initiatives and programs relating to the Faculty's international objectives and provide timely information on new opportunities to the Executive Dean, Associate Dean, International, Faculty Director, senior Faculty staff and other key stakeholders.
• Manage, analyse and assess the Partnerships and Engagement International budget, reporting on return on Investment (ROI), operational and strategic impact of potential and existing programs.
• Establish and maintain relationships with the Faculty's international partners, in particular institutional partners, pathway and industry engagement and corporate partners and actively work to identify and establish new partnership relationships that support the Faculty's objectives.
• Lead and support the International team to ensure comprehensive management and support is provided to the Faculty's internationalisation activities through a cohesive, team focused approach in liaison with program academic leaders for all international programs.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or
• Extensive experience and management expertise; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Experience in building and managing multifunctional teams with a dedicated focus on achieving multi skilled and cross functional capable staff, with a strong customer service ethos.
• Experience coordinating operational workloads in a higher educational environment across a broad and complex range of activities.
• Extensive experience in tertiary education administration, particularly the management of international development and partnership programs.
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership and management of staff including staff development, performance planning and review, performance improvement and delegation of duties.
• Proven experience in client relationship management, particularly international education providers and corporate partners.

Here's how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Jacqueline Smith (Manager Partnerships & Engagement, FOBL) via email at

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Manager, International

Applications for this position close on Thursday 20th November, 11:55pm.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.