Transnational Education Advisor

Flinders University; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 94,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation + salary packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Staff study offers

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Flinders University is seeking a Transnational Education Advisor to support delivery of programs and branch campus operations across a global network. You will work with academic staff, partner institutions, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality student-centred services across the lifecycle.

You will coordinate student administration, support transnational education delivery, provide expert advice, and contribute to service improvements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience coordinating administrative or support services in a complex environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, solve problems and meet critical deadlines.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and delivering exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating student administration activities across the full student lifecycle.
• Supporting transnational education delivery through academic and teaching administration.
• Providing expert advice and responsive support to students, staff and education partners.
• Contributing to service improvements, operational processes and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Coordination of admin

Stakeholder engagement

Prioritisation & deadlines

Customer service

Job description

Position Details

• Full-Time| Continuing


• Higher Education Officer Level 6|$94,456- $100,710


• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team supporting the delivery of transnational education programs and branch campus operations across a global network. Working closely with academic staff, partner institutions and University stakeholders, you will help deliver high-quality, student-centred administrative services across the student lifecycle while contributing to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

As the Transnational Education Advisor, you will be responsible for:

• Coordinating student administration activities across the full student lifecycle.


• Supporting transnational education delivery through academic and teaching administration.


• Providing expert advice and responsive support to students, staff and education partners.


• Contributing to service improvements, operational processes and stakeholder engagement.

This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to “Changing 10 million lives, Every One Matters”, by 2035 through supporting a seamless and student-centred experience for learners studying across transnational education programs and branch campus locations. Working collaboratively with colleagues, academic staff and education partners, the role contributes to a vibrant culture and embraces an agile approach to delivering responsive, high-quality services in a dynamic environment.

About You

You are a customer-focused and highly organised professional with strong administrative expertise and a passion for delivering quality services. Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, you build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders and apply sound judgement to achieve effective outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Strong experience coordinating administrative or support services in a complex environment.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across diverse audiences.


• The ability to manage competing priorities, solve problems and meet critical deadlines.


• A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering exceptional customer service.

About the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students)

The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) provides administrative support to key strategic and operational functions of the University’s student-related and academic services. Under the general portfolio, the Office team support Portfolio leadership and facilitate dialogue between key service areas to help the Portfolio ensure Flinders’ educational offerings are innovative, of assured quality, and are student centred. This drives our values and ethos, our impact and engagement, and our vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

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.

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 our Thriving@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: 30 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.