Employability Consultant

• Coaching students to connect with employers and job outcomes
• Hybrid Flexibility - WFH 2 days per week
• Make a positive impact on the lives of our students

About Us:

The Career Education and Employment area, within the Learning Design and Innovation unit, empowers HE and TAFE students to gain practical experience and launch successful careers. At Victoria University, we're striving to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us in bringing our Strategic Plan : Start well, finish brilliantly to life—especially our commitment to creating a "Thriving Place to Study and Work," where pride and belonging are at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

This role works directly with students to build their confidence, skills, and readiness to secure meaningful opportunities — from work experiences to employment. Through targeted job coaching, workshops, and career programs, it connects students to real-world outcomes and contributes to building future talent pipelines by working closely with industry to match student potential with employer needs.

This is a full time position at a HEP6, $88,691 - $96,001 classification +17% superannuation, working 36.75 hours per week over a fixed term (2 year) contract period.

For a copy of the position description, please click here: Position Description - Employability Consultant

Key Duties

• Support the design and delivery of impactful careers and employability initiatives, including one-on-one job coaching and engaging programs that equip students for real-world success
• Identify, coach, and connect students with meaningful opportunities that support students to build experience and secure employment.
• Work closely with the industry team and digital support to create holistic career experiences and insights, ensuring students access relevant and engaging resources across their journey.

About You:

• Skilled in providing career coaching or employability advice to post-secondary students, taking a student-centred approach
• Background in career development, employability, or graduate recruitment, with an outcome focus on supporting student to connect with meaningful opportunities
• Strong communicator with the ability to connect across diverse teams and cohorts, contributing to a collaborative and supportive environment.

How to Apply:

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: Tuesday the 26 th August pm AEST)

Who to Contact?

For further information relating to the position, please contact Amy Liston via email

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

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.

Our Commitment to Progressive Inclusivity

Victoria University welcomes and celebrates the diverse perspectives, identities, and backgrounds of all people. We are committed to progressive inclusivity as a core strategic priority. All members of the VU community have a responsibility to be inclusive, respectful and supportive of all.

We are committed to maintaining a workforce which reflects the community we serve, this means we strive to attract, retain, develop and empower talented individuals from all backgrounds. We encourage applicants who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and racially marginalised people, those from the LGBTQIA+ community, people from all ages and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives strengthens our community and fosters a more innovative, inclusive, and supportive working environment, where everyone feels they belong.

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