Senior Student Employability Officer

Classification: ANU Officer Grade 6/7 (Administration)

Salary package: $95,987 - $110,489 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Terms: Full time, Continuing

About the opportunity

This position is a continuing appointment to contribute to enhancing the College and University experience for ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) students, focusing on the support and coordination of internships, work experience, Industry projects and industry engagements to prepare students to be effective professionals in their chosen discipline. The position is responsible for raising the awareness of CSS students about internship/ placement opportunities, career development information and events and workshops for supporting the implementation of a multifaceted employability program of activities for CSS students.

Position overview

The Senior Student Employability Officer works closely with the other members of the Student Services, Student Employability team, liaising with and providing high quality advice and service to a wide variety of staff, students and stakeholders. The Senior Student Employability Officer works collaboratively with the other teams within the College, the broader ANU and with industry stakeholders to support CSS Work Integrated learning (WIL) courses and other student employability initiatives. The context of the role is to provide high quality service and advice to stakeholders in the College community and its stakeholders.

• The Senior Student Employability Officer contributes to enhancing the College and University experience for CSS students, focusing on the support and coordination of internships, work experience, TechLauncher/ Capstones and industry engagements to prepare students to be effective professionals in their chosen discipline.
• The position is responsible for raising the awareness of CSS students about internship/ placement opportunities, career development information and events and for supporting the implementation of a multifaceted student employability program of activities.

About the College

The ANU by 2025Strategic Plan calls for the University to serve society through transformational research and education. As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) hosts many of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future.

CSS brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College directly supports one of the four pillars of ANU by 2025: to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia's national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation.

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective.

CSS is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College is comprised of the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, School of Engineering, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Mathematical Sciences Institute, and the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, supported by the Professional Services Group.

The Professional Services Group provides expertise that supports the College in the successful delivery of its objectives. We achieve excellence in services by partnering and collaborating with academic staff, students and external partners, through embracing diversity of ideas to coming up with innovative solutions. Our expertise spans across Engagement, Community, Resources, combining strengths across each of these focused areas to identify and build strong collaborative relationships throughout our broad stakeholder base.

Enquiries

To enquire about this role, please contact Myo Nguyen, Deputy Manager - Student Employability, via phone at or email

Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity

ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, it is practice in the ANU College of Systems & Society to actively seek a gender mix of shortlisted candidates for interview. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit

We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we've described, but you're passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.

What we offer

The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year, assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee discounts, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit:

How to apply

Applicants must apply online via the ANU recruitment portal and should upload the following separate documents:

• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) and the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees, you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• A 2-page statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.