Team Leader - Future Students

University of New England (AU); Armidale; Hybrid; AUD 104,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Generous leave entitlements

5 weeks annual leave + Xmas shutdown

Flexible or hybrid work arrangements

Free on campus parking

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

University of New England (UNE) seeks a Team Leader for Future Students within the Future Students and Engagement team in Armidale. The role coordinates a multi-channel contact centre and leads a team delivering timely, accurate advice to convert enquiries into enrolments.

You will collaborate with Marketing, SRM and Student Journeys to create a smooth journey from first enquiry to application and enrolment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced multi-channel contact centre.
• Strong ability to coach staff and meet performance targets.
• Clear communication and commitment to service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a multi-channel contact centre handling phone, email and live chat for prospective students.
• Lead a dedicated team to provide timely, accurate advice and personalised support to convert interest into enrolment.
• Collaborate with Marketing, SRM and Student Journeys to ensure a seamless journey from enquiry to enrolment.

Job description

Team Leader Future Students

Future Students and Engagement

• Fixed term to 18 January 2028, full-time
• $103,761 to $ 116,177 annum (insert Level) + 17% super
• Salary packaging options available
• Generous leave entitlements including Christmas shutdown, parental, cultural, gender affirmation & domestic violence
• 5 weeks annual leave + Christmas shutdown leave]
• Armidale based role.
• Flexible or hybrid work arrangements available.
• Free on campus parking
• On campus state of the art sporting and athletic facilities (Sport UNE)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Diverse and supportive workplace with UNE Ally Network, Equity Committee, Queer Space

About the role

As Team Leader – Future Students, you will coordinate a multi-channel contact centre, managing prospective student relationships across phone, email, and live chat. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead a dedicated team focused on delivering timely, accurate advice and personalised support – helping turn interest into enrolment. Working closely with Marketing, Student Journeys, and Student Relationship Management (SRM), you’ll help ensure a seamless and positive experience from first enquiry through to application and enrolment. You will report to the Team Lead, Future Students, and play a key role in driving performance, service excellence, and team development within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

About you

To be successful in this role,

You bring proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced, multi-channel contact centre, with a strong ability to manage priorities, coach staff, and meet performance targets. Your clear communication style and commitment to service excellence. You actively seek opportunities to improve processes and enhance the student experience, contributing to broader recruitment and conversion goals. Whilst working with key stakeholder across the university including marketing, admissions and student relationship management team. With a sound understanding of university environments, you bring professionalism, adaptability, and a student-first mindset to everything you do helping to strengthen UNE’s reputation and enrolment outcomes.

About Department

The Future Students and Engagement team integrates Student Liaison, Future Students team, Marketing, Growth, Corporate Communications, Advancement, Alumni and Events into a seamless operation which oversees the prospective student journey from awareness through to enrolment and continues along the Alumna journey. The operations, activities and engagements are managed in a coordinated way so that efficiencies and scale can be brought to every UNE touchpoint.

Enquiries

To discuss this role please contact Liam Edmunds, Team Lead, Future Students email: [e-mail]

• If you require any adjustments or support to fully participate—such as an alternative format for the application form—please contact your Talent Acquisition Consultant at [e-mail] or on 02 6773 3705.
• If you have a disability and would like a confidential conversation about working at UNE, you are welcome to contact our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team.

Please visit www.une.edu.au/jobs-at-unefor further information about this position and other career opportunities at UNE.

Closing Date

11:59pm, Sunday 25 October 2026

Reference No

225305

About Armidale

Armidale is an attractive and vibrant city that combines all the features of a bustling regional town centre with the tranquility of rural living. It boasts gourmet restaurants and cafes, boutique shopping, quality schools and sporting facilities. Surrounded by mountain gorges, waterfalls and national parks, Armidale’s natural beauty and distinct seasons make it an ideal place to live and thrive. To find out more, visit https://www.visitarmidale.com.au/experience. Moving to Regional NSW? Introducing The Welcome Experience. The Welcome Experience is a free service for essential workers and their families considering or moving to regional NSW. Obtain free, personalised support for a range of services such as housing, education, partner job opportunities, and community integration. Learn more and register for the program here www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience. Please choose Southern New England (Armidale and Tamworth) for the location.

UNE: A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

At UNE, we believe our strength comes from the diversity of our people and the unique perspectives they bring. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and empowered to contribute their best. We warmly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with lived experience of mental health or disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQIA+.

About Our Process

At UNE, we are committed to employing individuals who meet the requirements of this role and align with our values: Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Accountable, Be Connected. All applicants will be contacted and advised of an outcome.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment checks prior to commencing in this role, as indicated in the position description. This includes providing a National Police Check, Gender Based Violence Declaration and for some roles, a Working with Children Check prior to an offer of employment being made. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically excluded from applying for this position, unless a specific legal requirement applies. For more information, see UNE's Pre-Employment Check Webpage.

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