Team Lead, Timetabling

Adelaide University Careers; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 109,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Adelaide is seeking a Team Leader, Timetabling, to lead a College-aligned timetabling team and drive accurate, compliant student-centred timetabling and enrolment services across the Adelaide City Campus. You will oversee annual timetabling, optimise teaching spaces and coordinate with academic leaders and professional staff to deliver effective scheduling across faculties.

You will lead, mentor and coach a small team, manage workloads, support staff development and ensure data

Qualifications

• Experience leading, mentoring, and coaching a team to achieve high performance.
• Experience delivering timetabling and enrolment services in a higher education environment.
• Ability to manage operational workflows and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience ensuring policy, privacy, accessibility and records management.
• Proven ability to implement process improvements and optimise scheduling and space utilisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and coach the College-aligned Timetabling team to deliver accurate timetabling and enrolment services.
• Oversee annual timetabling, enrolment activities and resource optimisation across Adelaide University.
• Coordinate change management and stakeholder communications; maintain data integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement of timetabling processes and space utilisation across faculties.

Skills

Team leadership

Timetabling

Enrolment services

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Job description

• Based within a College at the Adelaide City Campus
• Full-time, continuing position
• Salary Range: (HEO 7) $108,575 - $120,520 (plus 17% superannuation)
• Lead a collaborative College-aligned timetabling team and work across Adelaide University to optimise teaching spaces, improve the student experience and shape how teaching and learning is delivered.

At Adelaide University, we create the opportunities you need to achieve your ambitions – because when you thrive, we thrive.

We are transforming education for contemporary learners and global citizens. Building on a proud legacy and shaped by bold ambition, it’s a place of excellence and equity, where our vibrant community of staff are united by our purpose to inspire Australia’s future change-makers and create a better tomorrow.

Work that matters

As the Team Leader, Timetabling, you’ll lead the delivery of accurate, compliant and student-centred timetabling and enrolment services for a College at Adelaide University. You’ll oversee annual timetabling and enrolment activities, optimise teaching spaces and resources, monitor timetable quality and student access, and help resolve complex scheduling, capacity and curriculum change issues.

You’ll lead, mentor and coach the College-aligned Timetabling team, managing workloads, building capability through cross-skilling, and supporting staff development and performance. Working closely with academic leaders and colleagues across the University, you’ll coordinate change and stakeholder communications, maintain data integrity, and drive process improvements to strengthen timetabling and enrolment services.

Curious to learn more? Explore the full role description to discover more about this opportunity.

The team

As part of the Student Finance, Enrolment and Timetabling team within Student and Academic Services, this role reports to the Manager, Timetabling and provides leadership and guidance to a small team of up to four staff. Supporting a College, you’ll work closely with academic and professional staff leaders, Course Coordinators, Program Directors, and colleagues across Estates and Facilities and Information Technology to deliver effective, university-wide timetabling services.

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Our people

Our people are guided by purpose, curiosity and a commitment to lifelong learning. We embrace authenticity, innovation and collaboration, and harness diverse thinking in our pursuit of excellence.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys leading people, solving problems and working across a diverse range of stakeholders. You’ll have the opportunity to make a tangible difference through continuous improvement, data-informed decision-making and innovative approaches to timetabling and resource optimisation, while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Learn more about our people, what we stand for and what we offer at Careers at AU.

Experience

To join our community and thrive in this role, you will likely have the following skills and experience:

• Experience leading, mentoring, and coaching a team to achieve high performance
• Experience delivering timetabling and enrolment services in a higher education environment
• Proven ability to manage operational workflows, course offering updates, and stakeholder relationships
• Experience ensuring compliance with policy, privacy, accessibility, and records management
• Proven ability to implement process improvements and drive continuous enhancement of scheduling and space utilisation

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels respected and valued. Adelaide University, Tirkangkaku is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of all ages, genders, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements and providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Launch your future with Adelaide University, Tirkangkaku now

Submit your application by 11:30pm Friday 20 November 2026

For further information about this opportunity, please contact (quoting reference number 493522):

Simone Patterson

Talent Acquisition Adviser

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