Academic Coordinator

• 26 days’ annual leave, including one for your birthday 
• Be part of an industry-leading supportive and positive work culture
• Permanent full-time position located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, or Perth
• Great benefits such as income protection insurance, discounts on health insurance and other

Role

We are looking for an Academic Coordinator to join our supportive and positive team. The new Academic Coordinator will be responsible for providing system-based and administrative support to senior academic personnel together with a wide range of activities designed to enhance the standard of academic quality, governance and integrity at Kaplan Business School.

Responsibilities

• Ensure submission assessment deadlines are met, and all assessments and final exam marks are recorded accurately in the requisite systems.
• At the end of each marking period, conduct data analysis (results, grades, marks, enrolments, attendance, etc.) and create informative and articulate reports.
• Assist with managing the online marking system, including Turnitin, and conduct training for academic staff when required.
• Provide timely and accurate advice regarding system operation queries.
• Manage online assessment submissions, review statistical reports, handle upload access through Moodle and follow up on any discrepancies to ensure smooth academic operations.
• Make a contribution toward achieving overall student satisfaction by supporting and assisting academic staff with administrative work as and when required.
• Provide assistance on, and take ownership of processes in relation to special consideration requests, exam procedures, timetabling, risk management, etc.
• Provide assistance, administrative or otherwise, in regard to projects that may arise from time to time.

Requirements

• Higher education qualification (essential)
• Excellent reporting and written communication skills (essential)
• Data analysis skills and experience (essential)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Previous experience in an operational environment
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Extremely high attention to detail
• Previous experience in education/training delivery (desirable)
• Knowledge of academic systems such as Moodle, Turnitin and Gradebook (desirable)

Kaplan Business School

At Kaplan Business School, we are one of only nine self-accrediting institutes of higher education. We are recognised in Australia and globally as exemplars of international education, quality teaching, student support, employability and academic integrity.

We deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, IT, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics, project management and leadership. Our flagship MBA program is Australia’s second largest in terms of student enrolments and among the most highly regarded.

We have a friendly and flexible leadership team who cultivate a culture of innovative methods of teaching and learning across five Australian campuses as well as online.

Closing Date for Applications: 19th April 2023

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