Chief Academic Services & Registrar

Torrens University Australia Employees, Location, Alumni; Sydney; On-site; AUD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study benefits

B Corp certified university

Internal opportunities

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Torrens University Australia is seeking a strategic Academic Registrar and Senior Director Academic Services to lead the university's academic services ecosystem across the student lifecycle, records, governance, and compliance.

This permanent, full-time role is based at our Surry Hills campus in Sydney and requires extensive leadership in academic planning, governance, data integrity and continuous improvement to enhance the student experience.

Qualifications

• Relevant postgraduate or professional qualification in education, higher education, business, governance, public administration.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110 or TAE40116), or equivalent contemporary credential, is desirable where relevant.
• Professional qualification or certification in academic governance, compliance, risk, quality, or public administration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Senior leadership and portfolio governance across Academic Services.
• Governance, policy and quality processes oversight, ensuring regulatory requirements and continuous improvement.
• Registrar, complaints, appeals and independent assurance oversight.
• Records, results, completions and graduation management across the student lifecycle.
• Academic planning, timetabling and delivery readiness using demand, capacity and workforce data.
• Systems, data and continuous improvement across Academic Services.

Skills

Senior leadership

Governance & compliance

Data literacy

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Communication

Education

Postgraduate qualification in education/governance

TAE certification (TAE40110/TAE40116)

Governance/public administration qualification

Tools

Student Information Systems

Job description

Torrens University Australia is seeking a strategic Academic Registrar and Senior Director Academic Services to lead the university's academic services ecosystem across the student lifecycle, records, governance, and compliance.

This permanent, full-time role is based at our Surry Hills campus in Sydney and requires extensive leadership in academic planning, governance, data integrity and continuous improvement to enhance the student experience.