About This Opportunity
Future Students, this is a full‐time, continuing position with an attractive remuneration package in the range of $138,006 - $145,943 per annum (HEW Level 9), plus up to 17% employer superannuation. A negotiated salary may be considered for a candidate demonstrating extensive, high‐level experience. Bridge the gap between technical data mastery and the global education landscape to take UQ's international recruitment strategy to the next level. Partner with global leaders in this high‐impact, on‐campus role, using your intellectual curiosity to solve complex business challenges through advanced data insights. Based at our St. Lucia Campus.
Key Responsibilities
* Providing trusted, evidence‐based advice and recommendations to senior executives on student recruitment, admissions performance and market opportunities, supported by sophisticated analysis and forecasting.
* Leading the development of high‐quality business intelligence, predictive models and performance reporting that informs strategic planning, load targets and operational decision‐making.
* Supporting development of load plan targets and translating these into market‐based targets to inform recruitment planning and performance monitoring.
* Setting and assuring strong data governance, stewardship and compliance, ensuring accuracy, consistency, ethical use and alignment with regulatory and sector requirements.
* Driving continuous improvement and building organisational capability by leading a specialist analytics team and promoting a culture of data literacy and evidence‐informed decision making across the University.
About You
This role would suit a strategic, commercially minded analytics leader who thrives at the intersection of data, insight and executive decision making, and who is motivated by influencing outcomes at scale within a complex, purpose‐driven higher education environment.
* Substantial experience providing senior level strategic and executive advice informed by complex data, analytics and market intelligence, with demonstrated impact on high‐stakes decision making.
* Proven people leadership capability, including leading, coaching and developing specialist analytics or business intelligence teams within complex organisational environments.
* Strong understanding of data governance, regulatory obligations and risk management, with the ability to ensure data quality, integrity and ethical use across enterprise reporting and analysis.
* Advanced capability in business intelligence and analytics platforms (such as Power BI, SAP Business Objects, SQL or equivalent), including the application of predictive modelling and forecasting techniques.
* Highly developed written, verbal and presentation skills, with demonstrated experience translating complex analysis into clear, compelling executive‐level briefings, reports and recommendations.
* A cooperative and influential approach, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across faculties, central units and external stakeholders.
* Experience in the Australian higher education sector, particularly in student recruitment, admissions, market analysis or external reporting contexts, will be highly regarded.
Additional Requirements
Pre‐employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender‐based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer‐sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
Benefits
Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff programme, on‐campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We're dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We're also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing or calling ************.
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