Lead the Graduate Futures team providing programs and support to students across employability, career readiness and global mobility.
Shape graduate futures, build meaningful partnerships and create impact at scale
Macquarie University is seeking an outstanding leader to join us as Director, Graduate Futures within the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education (PVCE) portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping how Macquarie students transition from university into the world of work - locally, nationally, and globally.
Reporting to the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across student employability, career readiness, and global mobility, helping to ensure that every Macquarie graduate is equipped to thrive in workplaces increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. You will guide the University-wide implementation of the Future Ready transdisciplinary unit, oversee inbound and outbound student exchange programs, and build the partnerships and platforms that position Macquarie as a partner of choice for producing work-ready, future-focused graduates.
This is a position for someone who is energised by impact, collaboration, and innovation at scale. If you are motivated by helping students build the skills, literacies and adaptability they need to succeed in a rapidly changing world, we would like to hear from you.
The Director, Graduate Futures provides strategic and operational leadership in the advancement of student employability, career readiness, and global mobility across all student cohorts and faculties. Partnering closely with faculty stakeholders, industry partners, and exchange organisations, you will help ensure that work integrated learning, global experience, and employability preparedness are accessible, impactful, and coherent across the full student lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) is the Chief Academic Officer of the University and holds overall responsibility for the planning, quality, and delivery of education to Macquarie's undergraduate and postgraduate students. The PVCE provides senior leadership in developing and implementing strategies that advance educational excellence, student access, widening participation, academic success, graduate outcomes, and the Macquarie University College.
You will be joining a dynamic portfolio at the heart of Macquarie's academic mission, partnering with Faculty education leaders, industry and exchange partners, Student Services teams, and a range of internal and external stakeholders.
You are a strategic, commercially aware, and people-centred leader with deep expertise in graduate employability, careers, work integrated learning, and/or global mobility. You bring a well-developed understanding of the future of work, including the impact of AI and emerging technologies on graduate skills demand, and you are skilled at translating that understanding into programs that genuinely improve outcomes for students.
To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the selection criteria (above).
Applications Close: 23 September 2026
We reserve the right to progress or decline an application prior to the application closing date.
For enquiries, or a confidential conversation about the role please contact Taryn Jones, Pro Vice-Chancellor Education at taryn.jones@mq.edu.au or Sarah Bate, Head of Talent Acquisition at sarah.bate@mq.edu.au.
Why Join Us?
Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation over 60 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today.
We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index. Explore the fantastic benefits available to you when you become part of the team at Macquarie University.
Macquarie University cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.
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