Chief Executive Officer – CRICOS Registered Training Organisation

RTOsupport; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

RTOsupport is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead a CRICOS-registered RTO through relocation to a larger campus in Melbourne. You will drive strategic, financial and regulatory performance while developing student services, admissions and compliance teams.

The role requires proven senior executive experience with CRICOS operations, strong governance knowledge, and the ability to navigate regulatory frameworks and growth opportunities in higher education and dual-sector contexts.

Qualifications

• Proven senior executive experience (CEO, General Manager or equivalent) with a CRICOS-registered RTO
• Detailed working knowledge of the Standards for RTOs 2025, the ESOS framework and the National Code 2018
• A record of positive regulatory outcomes, including successful ASQA audits and re-registration
• Strong commercial and financial skills, including managing budgets and P&L in a fee-for-service environment
• Proven ability to lead teams through change and deliver sustainable, compliant growth
• Ability to meet the fit and proper person requirements for a CEO under the NVR and ESOS legislation
• Experience managing a campus relocation or expansion (highly regarded)
• Experience in Higher Education or dual-sector operations (highly regarded)
• Knowledge of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 (highly regarded)
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications in education, business or leadership (highly regarded)

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation through the relocation to the new campus and make full use of its expanded facilities and resources
• Develop and implement commercially sound, compliant business strategies that support sustainable growth
• Maintain full compliance with the Standards for RTOs 2025, the ESOS Act 2000, the National Code 2018 and all ASQA and CRICOS obligations, including notifying regulators of the change of delivery site
• Lead and develop the academic, compliance, student services and admissions teams
• Oversee international student recruitment, education agent management and student welfare, and respond to changes in international education policy
• Grow fee-for-service enrolments in domestic and international markets
• Manage budgets, financial performance and long-term viability, and report to the Owner
• Build strong relationships with regulators, industry, employers, education partners and the wider sector
• Advise the Owner on the organisation's future direction, including possible expansion into Higher Education

Job description

Chief Executive Officer – CRICOS Registered Training Organisation

Reporting directly to the Owner, the CEO leads the organisation's day-to-day operations and is accountable for its operational, academic, financial and regulatory performance.

Key responsibilities

Lead the organisation through the relocation to the new campus and make full use of its expanded facilities and resources

Develop and implement commercially sound, compliant business strategies that support sustainable growth

Maintain full compliance with the Standards for RTOs 2025, the ESOS Act 2000, the National Code 2018 and all ASQA and CRICOS obligations, including notifying regulators of the change of delivery site

Lead and develop the academic, compliance, student services and admissions teams

Oversee international student recruitment, education agent management and student welfare, and respond to changes in international education policy

Grow fee-for-service enrolments in domestic and international markets

Manage budgets, financial performance and long-term viability, and report to the Owner

Build strong relationships with regulators, industry, employers, education partners and the wider sector

Advise the Owner on the organisation's future direction, including possible expansion into Higher Education

About you

Proven senior executive experience (CEO, General Manager or equivalent) with a CRICOS-registered RTO

Detailed working knowledge of the Standards for RTOs 2025, the ESOS framework and the National Code 2018

A record of positive regulatory outcomes, including successful ASQA audits and re-registration

Strong commercial and financial skills, including managing budgets and P&L in a fee-for-service environment

Proven ability to lead teams through change and deliver sustainable, compliant growth

Ability to meet the fit and proper person requirements for a CEO under the NVR and ESOS legislation

Experience managing a campus relocation or expansion (highly regarded)

Experience in Higher Education or dual-sector operations (highly regarded)

Knowledge of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 (highly regarded)

Relevant postgraduate qualifications in education, business or leadership (highly regarded)

About us

Our client is an established Registered Training Organisation and CRICOS provider on the Melbourne CBD fringe, delivering nationally recognised VET qualifications to domestic and international students on a fee-for-service basis. The organisation is relocating from its current premises to a significantly larger, newly refurbished campus. The campus is Class 9b compliant and offers large training rooms, purpose-designed student and client facilities, and an extensive range of learning resources. The organisation is well established, has solid compliance foundations, and has a strong future ahead of it. Over the longer term, the Owner intends to develop the organisation into a dual-sector provider delivering both Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education.