Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)

Full-Time Fixed term (5 years)

Senior Manager 17% Superannuation

Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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About the Role

The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement ) plays a critical leadership role in advancing the University’s global reputation and presence, cultivating strategic international partnerships, and providing strategic advice in shaping innovative approaches to drive international student success, recruitment and engagement. Providing visionary leadership and advocacy to ensure the University’s international goals are aligned with its broader institutional strategy, this role champions excellence and continuous improvement.

As a key member of the leadership team of the Portfolio of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the position has a collaborative relationship with the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) Portfolio to support the University’s international research agenda

For more comprehensive information about the role, please view the position description

About You

Strategic operations within the higher education sector (preferably at a university), is a prerequisite for this role, as you steer Flinders University to being the university of choice for international students and collaborations.

Your high-level intercultural competence and global mindset, along with your ability to foster meaningful relationships across diverse cultures, regions and communities is matched by your advanced proficiency in political influence, stakeholder engagement, and strategic negotiation, and proven ability to influence outcomes in complex environments.

You are a consummate professional and fearless when approaching change, while also coaching and encouraging your team to join you on the ride. Your exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities, and track record of building collaborative and high-performing relationships across internal and external networks will be one of the keys to your success.

About the Portfolio

The Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor Global Engagement refreshed its structure to deliver future needs including strategic leadership to further enhance performance, strengthen capacity, whilst setting an ambitious strategy for 2024 and beyond! Key to this is driving international student enrolments through an enhanced focus on international recruitment and partnerships working in close collaboration with our Colleges and Portfolios.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people. If you are a hardworking, dedicated professional, with a passion for students and global education - we want to hear from you! If you can see yourself contributing to the ambitious agenda of Flinders International in a friendly, collegial, fun and vibrant workplace - come join us!

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

Flexible working arrangements

Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative

Wide range of professional development activities and services, 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 campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

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 for our Reconciliation Action Plan

Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will 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.

How to Apply and Information

You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document no more than 4 pages (see position description)

For more information regarding this position, please contact the office of Romy Lawson - Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Relocation support is available for eligible candidates.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

13 Oct 2025

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.

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