Jobs at Western Sydney University

Provides adaptable technical support for teaching and research across humanities, education, creative arts, media, game development and PDHPE. Responsibilities include preparing practical spaces, equipment and materials; advising staff and students on technical and safety matters; maintaining risk assessments, safety documentation, chemical inventories and procedures; completing audits and stocktakes; supporting purchases; and contributing to process improvement across university campuses.

Coordinates budgeting, forecasting, three-year financial planning, month-end accounting, reconciliations, management reporting, variance analysis, financial modelling, and business cases. Advises non-finance stakeholders, improves reporting processes and controls, and investigates system issues using Oracle, TM1, and Excel. Reports to senior leadership, committees, and the Board.

Provides high-level executive, governance, and project coordination support to the General Counsel and University Secretary. Responsibilities include managing diaries, correspondence, travel, workflows, committee activities, executive papers, reporting, statutory notices, information requests, and strategic projects. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, discretion, written communication, organisation, analytical skills, and digital proficiency in a complex university environment.

Serve as a senior legal adviser and second-in-command within the university’s Legal function. Provide strategic, commercially focused advice on complex research, commercial, information technology, governance, regulatory, and compliance matters. Lead contract drafting and negotiations, advise on high-value transactions and legal risk, oversee external legal providers, support policy and process development, and mentor legal team members.

Provides frontline academic and administrative support to university students across enrolment, study planning, progression, special consideration, program variations and examination arrangements. Develops study plans, resolves enquiries, maintains records and workflows, triages requests through ServiceNow and contact centre platforms, and connects students with university services. The role collaborates with Faculties and professional teams to support orientation, retention, progression and an inclusive student experience.

Provides executive, governance, secretariat, and project support to the Whitlam Institute’s leadership and Board. Responsibilities include diary and email management, travel coordination, credit card acquittals, Board meeting preparation, agenda and paper distribution through Diligent, records and CRM maintenance, confidential correspondence, event support, and assistance with collection-related activities and donation agreements.

Leads change planning, stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, and adoption for complex university programs. Develops change strategies, impact assessments, stakeholder maps, adoption plans, frameworks, and tools. Advises senior leaders, coordinates change resources, facilitates readiness activities, reports on people impacts and risks, and leads a small team supporting organizational transitions.

Provides specialist technical support for digital media teaching and research. Maintains studios, equipment, software, server systems, Unity templates, and teaching resources. Supports practical classes and assists students and staff with design, animation, web, app development, and interactive media technologies. Provides C# debugging assistance, technical instruction, safety guidance, and continuous improvement of facility procedures and service delivery.

Coordinates Learning Hub services across campuses and online channels, including rostering, staff supervision, frontline student support, academic and digital skills guidance, and service improvement. Provides assistance through face-to-face, chat, phone, and FAQ channels while ensuring inclusive, accurate, and student-centred library experiences. Requires strong coordination, communication, digital literacy, knowledge of contemporary library services, and experience supporting student learning in an academic or library environment.

Provides strategic governance and academic leadership for experiential legal education across undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Leads clinical legal education, work-integrated learning, internships, simulations, authentic assessment, quality assurance, and impact evaluation. Builds academic capability through mentoring and professional development while strengthening partnerships with the legal profession, courts, government, industry, and community organisations.