Senior Manager, Alumni and Advancement Operations

2 weeks ago


Adelaide, South Australia Flinders University Full time $130,786 - $139,950
  • Continuing | Full-Time

  • Higher Education Officer Level 9 |$130,786 - $139,950pa

  • Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

  • View Position Description

About the Role

The Senior Manager, Alumni and Advancement Operations is a strategic leader supporting Flinders University's alumni engagement and fundraising efforts.  This role oversees gift processing, prospect research, and moves management, providing the insights and systems that enable effective fundraising. Working closely with Business Intelligence, it drives data-led strategy and reporting to identify opportunities and measure impact.  supports alumni engagement through analytics and operational leadership, helping evaluate the reach and effectiveness of programs across 135,000+ alumni

Key responsibilities of the Senior Manager, Alumni and Advancement Operations sit within 5 pillars, which are:

  • Leadership and Strategy

  • Governance and Relationships

  • Systems, Donation Management, and Reporting

  • Training, Analytics, and Support

  • Team Leadership

Relationships fundamental to this role are: The Director, Alumni & Advancement, Prospect Researcher, Gift Administration Coordinator, Advancement staff, Colleges, Finance, Legal, ICT, Marketing and Communications and, externally, Donors, alumni & sector networks

For a more comprehensive list of Key Position responsibilities, please view the Position Description.

About You

The successful candidate will be an extensively experienced in database administration, system development, and maintenance, preferably in large not-for-profit or higher education settings.  An authentic leader, you possess high level oral communication and interpersonal skills including a proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships and networks.

A strategic leader, you will also demonstrate:

  • Familiarity with gift governance and services.

  • Broad to extensive experience in presenting complex information to leaders and peers.

  • Networking proficiency within the sector.

  • The ability to adhere to competing deadlines in a complex work environment

About the Office of Alumni and Advancement  

The Alumni and Advancement team is committed to actively engaging our graduates in the life of the University through meaningful programs, benefits, services, and communications. The Advancement team initiate and develop fundraising activities for the University, due to the strong support from its community of donors. The Alumni team also help facilitate class reunions, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, mentoring and presenting.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

  • 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers

  • We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

  • Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

  • Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

  • Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment (Delete as necessary)

  • A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

  • You are required to submit a resume, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages as a separate document, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.

  • For more information regarding this position, please contact Ted Wynn, Director Alumni & Advancement

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

15 Oct 2025

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.



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