Executive Director, Student Recruitment & Admissions

Monash • Clayton, NC

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Executive Director, Student Recruitment & Admissions leads student recruitment, conversion and admissions strategy across domestic and international markets at Monash University. Reporting to the Vice-President (Growth and International), the role is responsible for sustainable student growth, market diversification, and high-quality, compliant and student-centred admissions services.

The Executive Director leads a large, geographically dispersed workforce and drives the transformation of recruitment and admissions operations across the Monash Group. The role focuses on innovation, operational excellence and scalable service delivery, evolving the systems, processes and capabilities that support growth and an exceptional prospective student experience across the University's global network.

Monash is a globally connected university with campuses and operations across Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Italy, India and China, as well as global pathways and partnerships. The position offers an opportunity to influence student growth, market development and organisational success across this international enterprise.

Requirements

• Extensive experience and a successful track record in student recruitment, admissions and enrolment management within the higher education sector.
• A proven record of delivering ambitious growth outcomes, leading large-scale teams and driving organisational transformation.
• Expertise across the student recruitment lifecycle, from market development and pipeline creation through to conversion, admissions and enrolment outcomes.
• A strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing contemporary universities.
• Prior experience working with scale, complexity, diverse cultures and cross-border business units.
• Ability to translate strategy into measurable results while balancing long-term growth ambitions with operational excellence and service delivery.
• Experience identifying and capitalising on emerging opportunities, strengthening market diversification and delivering sustainable enrolment growth in dynamic and competitive environments.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, cultures and geographies, and to navigate change, competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Values-driven people leadership, including inspiring high performance, fostering collaboration and developing organisational capability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the University's student recruitment, conversion and admissions strategy across domestic and international markets.
• Lead a large and geographically dispersed workforce.
• Drive sustainable student growth and strengthen market diversification.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant and student-centred admissions services.
• Transform recruitment and admissions operations across the Monash Group.
• Evolve systems, processes and capabilities to support sustainable growth, scalable service delivery and an exceptional prospective student experience.

Benefits

• Competitive executive remuneration package comprising base salary and superannuation.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Policies supporting staff to combine work and personal commitments, including support for parents.
• Inclusive and accessible workplace and recruitment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed