Manager, Domestic Undergraduate Admissions

The University of Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

up to 26 weeks paid parental and mainy

17% super

17.5% leave loading

flexible and hybrid working options

health and wellbeing programs

Study for Staff program

on-campus childcare

affordable parking

salary packaging

Job summary

The University of Queensland is hiring a Manager, Domestic Undergraduate Admissions to lead a high-volume domestic undergraduate admissions function at the St Lucia campus. You will blend operational leadership with strategic oversight, guiding a skilled team and shaping processes that enhance access to higher education for diverse students.

In this role you will use data to drive performance, deliver policy-informed advice to senior leaders, and oversee end-to-end admissions workflows while

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications or progression with extensive relevant experience.
• Substantial experience in admissions, including selective, quota-managed or professionally regulated programs.
• Strong experience leading operational programs, service improvement and organisational change.
• Ability to translate policy, data and operational considerations into clear advice and decisions.
• Strong people and resource leadership, managing competing priorities and peak workloads.
• Highly developed communication, consultation, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive and collaborative approach with sound judgement, integrity and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of domestic undergraduate admissions, including diverse cases and specialised entry pathways.
• Plan and oversee annual admissions cycles, ensuring operational readiness, effective workload management and high-quality service delivery.
• Use data and insights to strengthen admissions performance, reporting, quality assurance and decision-making.
• Provide authoritative admissions and policy advice to senior leaders, faculties, schools and University governance groups.
• Drive continuous improvement across admissions services, systems, controls and end-to-end processes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing admissions team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and improvement-focused culture.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data analysis

Policy interpretation

People management

Education

Postgraduate qualifications, progress towards postgraduate qualifications

Job description

Lead Domestic Undergraduate Admissions at UQ Combine operational leadership, strategic influence and meaningful impact in a role that helps create pathways to higher education Permanent, Full-time, with Base salary in the range of $120,317- $134,892.52 + 17% super (HEW Level 8) Based at our vibrant St Lucia Campus.

About This Opportunity

As Manager, Domestic Undergraduate Admissions, you’ll lead a critical function that helps shape how students access UQ. Overseeing domestic undergraduate admissions, you’ll combine operational leadership with strategic influence, ensuring admissions services are efficient, consistent and applicant focused. You’ll guide an experienced team, navigate dynamic admissions matters and use data and insights to strengthen decision-making, service delivery and governance. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale, collaborating across UQ to strengthen admissions services and help create pathways to higher education for students from diverse backgrounds.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the delivery of domestic undergraduate admissions, including diverse cases and specialised entry pathways.
• Plan and oversee annual admissions cycles, ensuring operational readiness, effective workload management and high-quality service delivery.
• Use data and insights to strengthen admissions performance, reporting, quality assurance and decision-making.
• Provide authoritative admissions and policy advice to senior leaders, faculties, schools and University governance groups.
• Drive continuous improvement across admissions services, systems, controls and end-to-end processes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing admissions team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and improvement-focused culture.

About You

You’ll be a leader from admissions, student administration or a similarly complex regulatory environment, with the judgement and expertise to lead a specialised, high-volume function. You’ll be comfortable balancing operational delivery with longer-term improvement, bringing together people, policy and data to make sound decisions and provide trusted advice.

• Postgraduate qualifications, progress towards postgraduate qualifications with extensive relevant experience, extensive management expertise, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Substantial experience in admissions, including selective, quota-managed or professionally regulated programs, or a comparable regulatory environment.
• Strong experience leading operational programs, service improvement and organisational change.
• The ability to translate policy, data and operational considerations into clear advice and decisions.
• Strong people and resource leadership, particularly while managing competing priorities and peak workloads.
• Highly developed communication, consultation, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with sound judgement, integrity and a commitment to fairness and confidentiality.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available. 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 program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.

• 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 program
• on‑campus childcare
• affordable parking
• salary packaging

Other Information

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. 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 criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process.

Applications close 15th November at 11.00pm AEST (R-69336).

The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ is situated. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country. At the University of Queensland, we are proud to be one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions, consistently ranking among the top 50 universities worldwide. As a member of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities, UQ is widely recognised for its intensive focus on research and teaching excellence – evidenced by our numerous accolades including more teaching awards than any other Australian University and reflected in UQ being the number one recipient of ARC Fellowships and Awards nationally across all scheme years (totalling 452 awards worth $339 million). Our state-of-the-art facilities, libraries, and cutting-edge research centres offer unparalleled opportunities for academic and professional growth. With five faculties, a number of globally recognised research institutes, and over 100 research centres, we attract an interdisciplinary community of more than 7000 staff, supporting more than 55,000 current students from over 137 countries. UQ is dedicated to supporting the career aspirations of our students and staff. Our comprehensive career services provide personalized guidance, skills development, and networking opportunities to help you achieve your professional goals. Whether you are a student seeking internships and job placements or a staff member looking for career advancement, UQ is here to support you every step of the way.

UQ values equity, diversity and inclusion and seeks to reflect the broader community by attracting and retaining high-quality staff from a range of backgrounds. Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion aims to ensure that everyone at UQ feels valued and empowered to achieve their full potential. We are particularly interested to hear from people who bring diversity to UQ – whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Whether you are a recent graduate, an Academic, or an experienced professional, UQ offers a wide range of opportunities to help you grow and succeed. Explore our current job openings, discover our programs, and become part of a community that is dedicated to creating lasting, meaningful impact for the communities in which we live and work.

For more information about working at UQ and our employee benefits please visit Why Work at UQ.

• generous leave provisions
• 17% superannuation
• flexible working arrangements
• health and wellness discounts