Admissions Officer

The University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking an Admissions Officer to join the Admissions Office. You will work with the Admissions Manager and the Team Leader to ensure accurate and timely recruitment and admission of students, and to implement business process improvements within admissions.

You will update application records and databases, ensure admissions decisions comply with policies, and contribute to high-volume admissions administration.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in higher education Admissions.
• Experience in administrative competencies and high-level office administration in admissions or related sectors.
• Highly organised with ability to work autonomously and in a team.
• Delivers high-volume daily administration with proactive staff, student and agent support.
• Ability to interpret policy and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience or understanding of the UAC admission process desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and producing/interpreting reports.

Responsibilities

• Update application records and databases.
• Ensure admissions decisions comply with procedures and policies.
• Support process improvements within admissions.
• Provide high-quality administrative support to staff, students and agents.

Skills

Excel

Reporting

Organisational skills

Database systems

Tools

Database systems

Job description

• Excellent opportunity to represent and be a part of the University of Sydney's Admissions Team
• Base Salary $93K + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

Working within the Admissions Office, the Admissions Officer works with the Admissions Manager and the Admissions Team Leader to ensure the effective, accurate and timely recruitment and admission of students to the University. The incumbent will use their experience, knowledge and expertise to implement business process improvements within admissions.

As an Admissions Officer you will update application records, databases and ensure admissions decisions comply with established procedures, the relevant University polices and guidelines.

Please note: This role has a scheduled leave blackout period during December and January, during which annual leave cannot be taken.

About you

• have at least 1-year working experience in higher education Admissions
• demonstrated experience in administrative competencies and high-level office administration, ideally within the admissions/Higher Education sector (but not essential) or other areas such as in data entry companies and other industries that require the use of various database systems
• highly organised and have the ability to work autonomously whilst also working well within a team
• delivers high volume, daily administration activities and services ensuring that high quality and efficient administrative support is provided in a pro-active manner to staff, students, and agents
• ability to exercise judgement when interpretating policy
• maintains professional, productive, and positive relationships with faculty administrative staff, academics and other internal stakeholders to enable effective delivery of services and issues resolution
• experience or understanding of the UAC admission process would be highly desirable
• have Microsoft Excel Skills and the ability to produce and interpret reports.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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