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• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week) 

• Duration: Continuing 

• Remuneration: Level 9 from $148k + 17% superannuation & leave loading   

• Location:  Kensington NSW (2-3 days campus based each week) 

Why your role matters 

The Marketing & Digital Experience (M&DX) portfolio drives UNSW’s global brand reputation, distinctiveness, and impact, supporting the University’s Progress for All strategy. 

As Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Digital Experience, you will provide high level strategic and dedicated executive support and advice to the Executive Director, Marketing & Digital Experience, and key stakeholders. You will contribute to priority strategic and operational initiatives across the portfolio, supporting the delivery of M&DX objectives. 

You will lead and manage key projects end to end, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement, timely delivery, and effective governance. The role provides trusted advice on strategy, operations, and performance, while driving continuous improvement and alignment with University strategy and frameworks. 

About You:   

As a sharp, critical thinking, you are adept at working in a fast-paced environment and comfortable moving between priorities and manage multiple activities. You will bring proven experience developing and delivering impactful marketing strategies and initiatives, along with strong commercial acumen and project management capability. Highly polished communication and stakeholder skills are essential, along with clear, effective writing and high attention to detail.  

To apply you must have: 

• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.  

• Proven skills and experience in strategic implementation, resource planning goal setting and project management.  

• Demonstrated success designing and delivering Marketing strategies, programs and initiatives across a complex matrix organisational environment 

• Ability to lead, motivate and train team members, to establish priorities and manage competing deadlines for self and others.  

• Excellent consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven experience operating at a senior executive level, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.  

• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.  

• High level organisational skills with proven ability to deal with multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines.  

• Advanced level of computer literacy, working with a range of computer systems and applications. 

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW 

How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (no more than 2 pages) before 11.55pm Monday 13th 2026. Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application. 

Job queries contact: Kim Symons, Talent Acquisition Manager E: k.symons@unsw.edu.au  (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online) 

Benefits and Culture: 

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. 

Our benefits include: 

• Flexible working options. 

• Career development opportunities. 

• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments. 

• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period. 

• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness). 

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits 

Pre-Employment Checks 
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for. 

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-  

• National and International Criminal history checks 

• Entitlement to work and ID checks 

• Working With Children Checks 

• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration 

• Verification of relevant qualifications 

• Verification of relevant professional membership 

• Employment history and reference checks 

• Financial responsibility assessments/checks. 

• Medical Checks and Assessments 

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW. 

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.