Edith Cowan University
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    3.867 ratings in total
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    88%
    Rate salary as high or average
    69%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.9(66 ratings)
    Career development
    3.3(66 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.4(66 ratings)
    Management
    3.3(67 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.8(67 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    4.0(67 ratings)
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    5.0
    Campus Support Officer
    Aug 2025
    Joondalup WA 6027Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    I feel the job fit for me is pretty great, would love to have regular or permanent hours and am applying for roles within Edith Cowan as they come up.
    The good thingsThe feeling that everyone will support you, not just my department. Everyone is outgoing and friendly with real focus on supporting students and each other.
    The challengesJust in my experience as a casual, months without any work.
    3.0
    Human Resources Role
    May 2024
    Joondalup WA 6027
    Lovely place to work if you get into the right team.
    The good thingsPeople love working here and are very happy to share their knowledge. The Joondalup campus is beautiful. Work your own hours.
    The challengesWorking from home is not encouraged. High turnover in some areas. Lack of competence in some senior leadership teams in non-academic roles.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Academic Staff Member
    Aug 2023
    Perth WA 60005 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Don’t Work There.
    The good thingsMany wonderful colleagues.
    The challengesComplete lack of standards and integrity in their teaching and learning programs. High work loads, even when compared to other organisations in the same industry.
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    External field worker/liaison
    Aug 2023
    Bunbury WA 62305 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    negative
    The good thingsIn my role, it was good to work with the students, learning with them, seeing their progress
    The challenges Poor communication, culture of exclusion and disrespect was tolerated
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Night Manager
    Apr 2021
    Fantastic 14 years working at ECU
    The good thingsAmazing clientele. Work colleagues friendly, supportive, fun atmosphere to work in
    The challengesNone actually! People that come into a Sports facility are always happy and friendly
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Senior lecturer
    Mar 2021
    Good being paid to learn and communicate that learning but no career development/discussion or recognition of particular skills.
    The good thingsTeaching and rewarding good students
    The challengesNo interest by management in encouraging skills or getting the best of of people. No recognition of talent or special skills. No career development. No promotion of anyone in the discipline for at least 7 years.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Lecturer
    Jun 2020
    former employee
    Restrictive working environment and culture led from the senior management group
    The good thingsAll ground level staff absolutely fantastic
    The challengesPoor leadership and resistant to changes that would improve student engagement
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Accountant
    Mar 2020
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Excellent work life balance, poor culture
    The good thingsLocation, flexibility and work life balance
    The challengesECU management do not live up to their values; ECU of today values “Yes men” rather than anyone with integrity and an opinion.
    5 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Administration Officer
    Mar 2020
    Rewarding
    The good thingsThey care about their employees.
    The challengesFaced with some difficult team members but you would get that in all team environments anywhere.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Project Manager
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Brilliant, a lovely place to work if you can afford to stay there
    The good thingsWork life balance is great, no one breathing down your neck results in a generally relaxed working environment however is not good when you are trying to achieve rapid results. The grounds are wonderful and the people are great.
    The challengesThe pay is terrible, I would have stayed if it wasn't for the terribly low rates of pay which is in the order of 1/3 less than market rates.
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Information Technology Support Role
    Nov 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role
    Ambitious, driven people struggle here, if you just want a pay regardless of consequences you love it.
    The good thingsThe pay is above industry standard
    The challengesManagement. Don't have expectations they will crushed by personal agendas, and not in the same way you experience in private sector
    4.0
    Information Technology Support Officer
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    ECU not a bad place to work
    The good thingsGood wotking environment/ atmosphere
    The challengesHard to transfer jobs as applications are very strict
    1.0
    Senior Lecturer
    Nov 2019
    Some schools excellent, others much less so
    The good thingsFlexible work hours and good salary
    The challengesQuestionable management in some schools with inequitable allocation of work responsibilities and opportunities
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Researcher
    Nov 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Waste of time
    The good thingsYou can do what you like and do what you want as long as you do what is minimal to cover the regulations
    The challengesTo stay for long time doing things that nobody is interested in helping
    1.0
    Marketing Executive
    Nov 2019
    former employee
    It would have to be the worst job I have ever done.
    The good thingsThe positive is you get a lot of training and holidays.
    The challengesThe HR department and the culture is very backwards.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Finance Role
    Nov 2019
    If you are looking for work for convenience, this is the place. Definitely NOT for career growth
    The good thingsWork life balance and close to home
    The challengesNot promoted in the last 10 years, yet work and responsibility has increased Tremendously
    3.0
    Communications
    Nov 2019
    It could be so great. I wish it was! Structures and processes need to catch up to ensure a positive productive work environment. A lot of good people though doing a lot of good things. I still think it’s a great university but a lot of staff pushed to the
    The good thingsGood conditions and super, nice people who care in support services, some rude personalities in academic staff who do not live the values (e.g. respect) or follow basic email etiquette, which overshadows all the positive experiences working with the good ones.
    The challengesDifferent working conditions depending on the school or service centre you work in, some very unequal resourcing and structure for communications staff and decentralised model creates a lot of time wasting and headaches
    5.0
    Sessional Trainer
    Oct 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Overall a good environment
    The good thingsMy faculty is staffed by an awesome crew
    The challengesNot noted in this review
    3.0
    Administration Officer
    Sep 2019
    former employee
    Thrown in the deep end and knifed trying to swim out
    The good thingsPeople are fabulous
    The challengesBadly managed no work life balance very Cliquey
    4.0
    various roles
    May 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    I like the people and vibe at ECU, but ECU's attitude to the Arts is extremely disappointing.
    The good thingsDiversity and small campus
    The challengesContract work - no security, no continuation of pay, no sick leave
    5.0
    Marketing Role
    May 2019
    Great place to work.
    The good thingsStrong culture, great work environment
    The challengesAcademics who feel they know better than professional staff; never enough resources and budget to meet work demands.
    5.0
    Chief Risk and Assurance Officee
    May 2019
    A great career choice and inspired life style choice
    The good thingsAutonomy and great physical working enviroment and a good wellness programme underpinned by great collegiality.
    The challengesSometimes the inertia and need for endless consulting drags
    3.0
    Teaching and research Role
    May 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Average
    The good thingsWork with great colleagues
    The challengesManagement have such a focus on looking good themselves and balancing budgets that they ignore the staff working for them
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Manager
    May 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Not something that I want to remember
    The good thingsShower facilities and changing rooms
    The challengesJust about everything else
    2.0
    Project Manager
    May 2019
    The place is as good as its people and bosses who run their little empire.
    The good thingsChallenges and autonomy in work decisions. Great people to work with.
    The challengesExecutives management are too afraid you’ll take over their position if you’re too bright with visions and ideas.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Student Services Officer
    Sep 2018
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    change management destroyed everything
    The good thingsnice campus, great work colleagues
    The challengesmanagers and teamleaders who know nothing and expect so much from their own staff
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Student Caller
    Feb 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    A Challenging and Rewarding Experience
    The good thingsTeam and Management.
    The challengesCalling Alumni and asking for money.
    5.0
    Casual lecturer
    Feb 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Best job I've ever had
    The good thingsIi love working at university in academia amongst students and incredibly smart people
    The challengesDifficulty in getting permanency
    5.0
    centre officer
    Feb 2018
    wish i am offered a fulltime job at ecu
    The good thingsgreat management & staff
    The challengeson contract so not ongoing
    5.0
    Research Assistant
    Feb 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Full of fun and adventure
    The good thingsGreat working environment
    The challengesThere were no serious challenges at this place
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