Careers Adviser

5 days ago


Adelaide, South Australia University of South Australia Full time $103,583 per year
  • Based in the Student Engagement Unit at the City West and Mawson Lakes campuses
  • Part-time (0.6FTE - set days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday), fixed-term contract until 18 December 2026
  • Starting Salary: $103,583 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)
  • Flexible working arrangements

About you

You are a skilled communicator with the ability to build and maintain strong professional and highly credible relationships with stakeholders, particularly senior level internal academic staff across the university as well as external stakeholders and students. You approach challenges with an outcome focus and take initiative to deliver results through innovative thinking and consultative decision-making putting student career outcomes at the centre of your work.

About the role

You will work closely with academic staff, students, as well as with industry partners to provide career development and employability services and advice aligned with the University's graduate employment goals. Collaborating with academic staff, you will embed career development learning into program curricula through lectures, tutorials and classroom activities, ideally in a compulsory/assessed format. You will also engage with industry and relevant professional associations holistically to ensure services meet current and future employer needs. Additionally, you will support students through one-on-one career coaching and a broad range of careers and employability workshops, activities and events. 

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

To be successful you will need

  • Tertiary qualifications and/or significant equivalent experience in career development learning (preferred), organisational development, learning and development or HR
  • Demonstrable experience and a track record in career development learning, career guidance/counselling, job-seeking strategies, and working with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Developing career development learning resources and teaching material to enable effective transfer of learning in a highly digitised environment
  • Strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills for various settings
  • Ability to build credible stakeholder relationships, influencing and responding to changing career landscapes that contribute to the student/customer experience
  • Strong organisational, administrative, and digital literacy skills

Why join us?

We value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.  

Working at the University will provide you with a wide range of benefits. These include:

  • Access to great personal development opportunities
  • Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
  • Flexible working conditions
  • Employee assistance and development programs
  • A variety of leave arrangements

Be part of a University for the future

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.  

Please address your cover letter to Laura Gomes, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Central on or via email at using job reference number 7378. Please note applications will not be accepted via email and must be uploaded via the Working at UniSA Portal.

Applications close: 11.30pm Thursday 25 September 2025

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier-free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.


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