Continuing | Full-Time
Higher Education Officer Level 9 |$130,786 - $139,950pa
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role
The Senior Manager, Alumni and Advancement Operations is a strategic leader supporting Flinders University’s alumni engagement and fundraising efforts. This role oversees gift processing, prospect research, and moves management, providing the insights and systems that enable effective fundraising. Working closely with Business Intelligence, it drives data-led strategy and reporting to identify opportunities and measure impact. This role also supports alumni engagement through analytics and operational leadership, helping evaluate the reach and effectiveness of programs across 135,000+ alumni
Key responsibilities of the Senior Manager, Alumni and Advancement Operations sit within 5 pillars, which are:
Leadership and Strategy
Governance and Relationships
Systems, Donation Management, and Reporting
Training, Analytics, and Support
Team Leadership
Relationships fundamental to this role are: The Director, Alumni & Advancement, Prospect Researcher, Gift Administration Coordinator, Advancement staff, Colleges, Finance, Legal, ICT, Marketing and Communications and, externally, Donors, alumni & sector networks
For a more comprehensive list of Key Position responsibilities, please view the Position Description
About You
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in database administration, system development, and maintenance, preferably in large not-for-profit or higher education settings. An authentic leader, you possess high level oral communication and interpersonal skills including a proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships and networks.
A strategic leader, you will also demonstrate:
Familiarity with gift governance and services.
Broad to extensive experience in presenting complex information to leaders and peers.
Networking proficiency within the sector.
The ability to adhere to competing deadlines in a complex work environment
About the Office of Alumni and Advancement
The Alumni and Advancement team is committed to actively engaging our graduates in the life of the University through meaningful programs, benefits, services, and communications. The Advancement team initiate and develop fundraising activities for the University, due to the strong support from its community of donors. The Alumni team also help facilitate class reunions, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, mentoring and presenting.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment (Delete as necessary)
A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit a resume, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages as a separate document, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description.
For more information regarding this position, please contact Ted Wynn, Director Alumni & Advancement
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
15 Oct 2025
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
Flinders. Fearless.
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