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* Prime opportunity for a Senior Indigenous Student Advisor to join Swinburne's Indigenous Engagement team.
* Fixed term (Until Aug 2026), full time position at our Hawthorn campus
* HEW 7 salary + 17% super
About The Role
The Moondani Toombadool Centre is seeking a talented Senior Indigenous Student Advisor to join the Indigenous Student Services team. In this role, you will coordinate and administer services for students identifying as Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples across Higher Education (HE), Vocational Education (VET), Swinburne Online (SOL), and Open Universities Australia (OUA).
Reporting to the Manager of Indigenous Student Services, you will help lead a crucial set of initiatives to enhance access to tertiary study, improve retention, and promote positive graduate outcomes while supporting the University's Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Business Action Plans. You will work closely with university staff and provide direct support to students from pre-enrolment through to post-graduate studies, assisting with pathways to further education, employment, and scholarship applications.
Additionally, you will monitor student progress, facilitate access to support services such as administering and maintaining the Indigenous Academic Success Program, and help facilitate a number of key cultural events.
About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to progress Swinburne's Reconciliation Action Plan, Indigenous Business Action Plans and the Indigenous Student Charter related to Indigenous student targets and outcomes
* Implement, monitor and evaluate student success strategies to progress Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student retention and successful completions and make recommendations for improvements in service delivery.
* Develop and lead the delivery of ongoing mentoring support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, in consultation with key schools, departments and areas as required.
* Manage and solve complex student issues, provide advocacy and high-level support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students when required. Liaise with key staff, schools, departments and areas to ensure successful course transition and retention of Indigenous students.
* Contribute to the preparation of HEPPP, Wurreker and ISSP Reports
* Manage and coordinate the collection of data for all student engagement activities to contribute to reports.
* Build and maintain key stakeholder relationships to ensure the transmission of accurate and timely information relating to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.
Qualifications
* A degree with subsequent relevant experience; (with a preference for a completed qualification in Education, Psychology or Social Work) or extensive experience and management expertise in technical or administrative fields
* Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples in an education/training setting
About Swinburne University Of Technology
Swinburne's strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.
To Apply
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Special Measures: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special measure under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and in accordance with Swinburne's ongoing commitment to reconciliation to increase the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Islander academic and general staff by affirmative action practices.
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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu.au.
Applications Close: 19th June at 11.30pm
Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.
Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.
We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.
We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.
Victoria's Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes.
As a signatory to Victoria's Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.
As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.
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