Senior Academic Planning and Process Manager

Whatsthe job

The Senior Academic Planning and Process Manager role is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing and coordinating complex academic planning business process improvements and operational delivery across the university. This role ensures the effective integration of academic systems compliance and planning functions that underpin the successful delivery of teaching and learning.

This role provides leadership in academic planning scheduling course lifecycle planning and quality assurance. It drives collaboration across faculties academic administration IT and student experience teams to align processes and systems with institutional priorities and regulatory frameworks.

Principal accountabilities are (but notlimited to):

• Provide leadership and operational oversight of academic planning and process activities ensuring effective coordination between strategic direction (set by the Head of Department) and operational delivery (undertaken by Coordinators).

• Lead the development monitoring and continuous improvement of academic planning scheduling and course lifecycle planning across all faculties.

• Drive process enhancements that improve accuracy efficiency and complianceofacademic systems and planning workflows.

• Partner with Digital IT and business stakeholders to ensure academic systems are configured andoptimisedto support institutional goals and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee the production accuracy andtimelydelivery of academic reports including student progression academic scheduling and regulatory submissions.

Who you are:
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Minimum 35 years experience in an academic planning systems or process leadership role within a higher education and/or VET context.

• Demonstrated understanding of ASQA and TEQSA regulatory compliance requirements.

• Experience in leading teams in an academic administration or systems environment

• Proven ability to lead complex projects and transformation initiatives delivering measurable efficiency quality and service improvements.

• Skilled in process designoptimisation and governance using Lean Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies.

• Experienced in driving digital enablement automation and systemoptimisationin partnership with IT.

This is full time permanent position based at our Surry Hills campus in Sydney.

To read more about the roleplease click here for Job Description.

Why join us
Bold modern and agile were Australias fastest-growing university going from 164 students in 2014 to 40000 alumni across 115 countries and 2000 staff 2020 Australian Financial Review named us one of the countrys most innovative companies. As we continue to establish ourselves as a truly global university we never lose sight of our student-centric approach. Supported by teams of passionate people youll find endless opportunities for professional development and career progression.

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.

What we offer:
We support your personal passions development and wellbeing to make your working life a more rewarding experience. At Torrens University Australia youll benefit from:

• Study free in a course/degree related to your position

• B Corp certified university values driven and purpose led

• Access to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn grow and move across the organisation

Hiring process

We aim to provide you with the necessary information you need at each stage of this process to put your best self forward. Should you have accessibility requirements or needs please contact for confidential support to ensure an equitable barrier free application process as we have a Reasonable Adjustment Procedure in place to support you through the recruitment process.

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

To learn more about what makes Torrens University Australia a great place to work visit love to hear from you.

Applications close: Friday 19th December

Job reference: R28800

Applications for this role will close on Friday 19th December. As we enter our annual shutdown period please note that updates on your application may be delayed until we return in early January. We will continue to review applications as they come through and if we identify a suitable candidate earlier the advert may close before the listed date.