* Ensure the effective delivery of ACU's community-engaged learning program and community engagement and mission-related projects.
* ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions.
* Part time, .6 FTE, 21 hours per week, continuing role within the ACU Engagement team based at our Canberra campus.
About the role:
Operating within ACU Engagement, the Senior Community Engagement Officer will work closely with the Manager, Community-Engaged Learning, the Head of ACU Engagement, and other staff within the University to ensure the timely and effective delivery of ACU's community-engaged learning program and a range of community engagement and mission-related projects. The Senior Community Engagement Officer will also work closely with the Senior Community Engagement Officers at other campuses to further community engagement at ACU that is aligned to international standards of university-community relationships. The Senior Community Engagement Officer develops and maintains relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders of community-engaged learning at ACU and facilitates community-engaged learning and/or direct delivery of ACU community engagement projects or programs at their local campus level. They will also provide leadership to the national community engagement team around a key focus area (e.g. risk management; professional learning for community-engaged staff; collection of impact data).
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About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.
Position description:
Senior Community Engagement Officer (Canberra) 19 March 2026.pdf