Associate Director, Strategic Growth

• Based at our Melbourne Burwood Campus or our Geelong Waterfront Campus hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed term for 5 years
• SL1 17% Superannuation

The Associate Director Strategic Growth is a newly created role focused on accelerating highvalue marketing and recruitment initiatives to drive student load conversion and commercial performance across domestic and international markets. Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer and leading a small team the role identifies and unlocks growth opportunities across the prospective student lifecycle leading agile crossfunctional squads to design test and scale initiatives that deliver measurable revenue and demand uplift.

This role plays a key part in optimising the endtoend marketing and recruitment funnel reducing delivery friction and enabling faster more coordinated execution of strategic priorities. Working closely with faculties and enterprise functions the Associate Director ensures alignment between growth initiatives customer experience and operational delivery while championing contemporary practices such as AIenabled marketing automation and scalable acquisition to enhance speed quality and commercial impact.

As Associate Director Strategic Growth you will:

• Lead a defined portfolio or specialist function translating University priorities into practical frameworks and highquality deliverables aligned to organisational goals.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders on complex operational and strategic matters using sound judgement to influence direction and outcomes.
• Interpret strategy policy and external trends to guide decisions and ensure alignment with University priorities and the evolving higher education landscape.
• Drive continuous improvement by refining systems processes and practices to enhance quality consistency and effectiveness.
• Lead and develop team members through clear expectations feedback and recognition fostering accountability and capability growth.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the University to align activities resolve complex issues and deliver shared outcomes.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives providing specialist expertise monitoring progress and ensuring delivery against priorities.

To be successful youll have:

• Postgraduate qualifications or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline with deep specialist expertise and recognised professional credibility.
• Demonstrated experience leading a portfolio function or discipline within a complex organisational environment.
• Proven ability to provide high-level advice and influence senior stakeholders on complex strategic and sensitive matters.
• Strong experience shaping and improving professional practice frameworks systems or methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop people through influence including building capability and fostering high performance.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into practical sustainable approaches and outcomes.

Heres how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role please contact Matt Edge Chief Marketing Officer on

For a copy of the position description please see below:

PD - Associate Director Strategic

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Sunday 12^th July.

Are You Ready

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all abilities cultures sexual orientation and genders.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Genderbased Violence or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Genderbased Violence during the course of their previous employment or otherwise in a legal process. A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced genderbased violence. A Yes response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the Universitys safety obligations.