Professor Joyce Kirk is a highly experienced higher education consultant specialising in quality assurance, governance, and international education. Her consultancy work builds on extensive senior leadership experience, including roles as Chair of the Academic Board and Dean at UTS, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) at RMIT University, and interim positions such as President of RMIT Vietnam and Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of New England.

She has contributed to institutional and program reviews, audits, and accreditation assessments across universities and private providers in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Professor Kirk has served as an Honorary Auditor with the Australian Universities Quality Agency and is listed on the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Register of Experts. Internationally, she has worked as an expert reviewer with organisations including the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, the Department of Higher Education in Papua New Guinea, the Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities, the Vanuatu Qualifications Authority, and the Samoa Qualifications Authority.

In Australia, Professor Kirk has conducted reviews of academic and corporate governance for more than ten universities and several higher education institutes across five states and territories. She has also reviewed compliance with international education legislation and standards, and assessed regulatory compliance for professional accreditation bodies in fields ranging from medicine and optometry to dietetics and information management.

Currently, Professor Kirk is a member of the Council and Audit and Risk Committee of Charles Sturt University, Chair of the Academic Board and member of the College Council at ISN Psychology, and Chair of the Course Advisory Committee and member of the Academic Board at the Australian National Institute of Management and Commerce (IMC).