Coordinator, Admissions

Flinders University; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation

Salary packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing

Job summary

Flinders University in Bedford Park, South Australia, seeks a Coordinator, Admissions to lead a collaborative team delivering timely, high‑quality admissions services. Reporting to the Manager, Admissions, you will oversee workflows, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with policies and quality standards.

You will build strong stakeholder relationships, guide staff performance, and contribute to the university’s Every One Matters strategy by delivering student-centred processes

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and managing performance in a service-focused environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret policies and provide sound advice and guidance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience working within admissions, student administration or a comparable compliance-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting Admissions staff to deliver timely, high-quality services.
• Overseeing application workflows and contributing to operational performance.
• Driving continuous improvement of admissions processes, systems and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and quality standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Policy interpretation

Organisational skills

Admissions experience

Job description

Position Details

• Full-Time| Continuing

• Higher Education Officer Level 7|$102,589- $113,561

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

• View Position Description

About the Role

Join a collaborative and student-focused team supporting the University’s admissions operations. Reporting to the Manager, Admissions, this role provides leadership across admissions workflows, service delivery and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring high-quality outcomes for prospective students and stakeholders.

As the Coordinator, Admissions, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and supporting Admissions staff to deliver timely, high-quality services.

• Overseeing application workflows and contributing to operational performance.

• Driving continuous improvement of admissions processes, systems and procedures.

• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and quality standards.

This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to changing 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 through leading high-quality admissions services that support prospective students through the application process. By driving continuous improvement, fostering a student-centred approach and enhancing admissions processes and systems, the role contributes to the Flinders University values with a specific focus on Innovation and being Student Centric.

About You

You are an experienced people leader with a strong customer service focus and a passion for delivering quality outcomes. Excelling in managing complex workflows, building stakeholder relationships, and navigating policy-rich environments, you bring confidence, sound judgement and a collaborative approach to leadership. Your ability to drive continuous improvement and support operational excellence will contribute to the ongoing success of the Admissions team.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience leading teams and managing performance in a service-focused environment.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret policies and provide sound advice and guidance.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

• Experience working within admissions, student administration or a comparable compliance-focused environment.

Life at Flinders

They say know your place.We sayyou’vefound it right here.

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrateindividualityand give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.

Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years,we’venavigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic,environmentaland technological developments. Through it all,we’vecontinued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. Wedon’tjust accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

So,why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to ourcommitment to wellbeing through ourThriving@Flindersstaff wellbeing program

• Wide range of professional development activities andservices, including exclusive staff study offers

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campushealth care services,gymandchildcare centre(Bedford Park, South Australia).

• Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here forourReconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here forourIndigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre-employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University.This includes:

• AcurrentcompletedNationally Coordinated Criminal History Checkand Gender Based ViolenceDeclarationwhich is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional uponthe receipt of thesecompleted compliance checks.Adisclosable outcomewill not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

29 Sept 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.