About the Role
Shape the future of education and student success. Torrens University Australia is seeking an exceptional academic leader to join our Academic team as Pro Vice Chancellor, Education & Student Success. This leadership role will drive the University’s strategic agenda for student success, educational excellence, graduate employability and learning transformation.
Responsibilities
- Champion strategies that improve retention, progression, completion and graduate outcomes.
- Drive educational quality, curriculum innovation and teaching excellence.
- Strengthen career readiness through industry partnerships and workforce-aligned learning.
- Advance meaningful outcomes through culturally responsive and inclusive practice.
- Lead innovation in digital learning, AI-enabled education and educational technologies.
- Provide executive leadership, governance and strategic direction across a high-performing portfolio.
Requirements
- Accomplished higher education leader with a proven track record of driving institutional improvement.
- Experience leading complex change.
- Experience influencing outcomes across complex stakeholder environments.
Location
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Adelaide
Work Type
- Permanent
- Ongoing
Benefits
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- A positive workplace environment that fosters a global, entrepreneurial mindset.
- Building on an academic culture connected to industry and community.
- Opportunities to innovate across teaching and research.
- Access to internal opportunities that promote professional growth.
About the Company
- As a Certified B Corporation, Torrens University Australia is committed to using education as a force for good.
- We are a rapidly growing university – agile and constantly evolving, delivering industry-connected, future-focused education that transforms lives and careers.
- Bold, modern and agile, we’re Australia’s fastest-growing university going from 164 students in 2014 to 40,000+ alumni across 115+ countries and 2000 + staff today.
- In 2020, Australian Financial Review named us one of the country’s most innovative companies.
- As we continue to establish ourselves as a truly global university, we never lose sight of our student-centric approach.
- We are a private, for-profit university with a robust research agenda as well as social impact initiatives focused on making the world a better place.
- We encourage our academics to produce meaningful work that contributes to our overall mission.
- Our culture celebrates community, collaboration, and innovation, where people love what they do.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.
