Academic Program Manager
Job No:
KAP1347
Location:
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Adelaide
- 26 days’ holiday, including 1 for your birthday
- Collaborative, friendly team culture, flexible working options available
- 13 weeks paid parental leave, subsidised academic study for staff
Role
We are looking for an Academic Programs Manager with strong leadership skills that will manage a team based in different countries and be responsible for the quality enhancement, technical development and course design of Kaplan’s curriculum, assessments and overall qualifications for international programs and other non-Award products and services.
If you have a broad understanding of the educational environment that extends beyond higher education to include vocational education and other non-Award products and services, then this role is for you.
Responsibilities
- Motivate and engage a team of academic staff and Course Coordinators on site and remotely
- Identify key objectives and enact strategies to achieve them by the agreed due dates
- Provide support, coaching and mentoring to ensure the professional development of all team members
- Lead the recruitment of new members of staff based on an objective decision-making process
- Oversee the output of all team members to ensure work is accurate, current, relevant and of high quality
- Manage the workflow of staff to make certain it is sufficient but not excessive
- Remain abreast of the course review cycle and proactively initiate associated processes
- Act as the senior technical expert in the team from whom academic staff and Course Coordinators seek guidance and insights
- Identify gaps in the academic staff and Course Coordinator’s technical knowledge and provide prompt training in response
- Participate in scholarly activities such as workshops, courses, and conferences
Requirements
- Master’s-level qualification related to financial planning, applied finance, education, or related area (essential)
- TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or working towards) (essential)
- Leadership Experience - experience leading a small team (essential)
- Experience working in an RTO or HEP or other learning and development environment
- Experience in the corporate sector, especially within financial services
- Excellent written skills, specifically in terms of grammar and syntax
- Ability to manage complex projects and meet tight deadlines
- Doctoral-level qualification related to financial planning, applied finance, education, or related area (desirable)
- Experience meeting the regulatory standards, particularly regarding staffing (desirable)
Kaplan Professional
Kaplan Australia offers you the opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading providers of lifelong education. We have around 1000 people who work across a range of professional and academic roles in offices and campuses around the country.
Kaplan Professional is Australia’s leading provider of online financial services and leadership vocational education and postgraduate education programs. We employ around 150 people in a range of academic and professional roles in our offices in Sydney and Brisbane.
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