Manager, Education Solution Design and Activation

Employer: RMIT University

Location: Melbourne CBD

Faculty Jobs: Education, Social Sciences

Executive Administration Jobs: C-Level & Executive Directors, Other Executive Administration

Position Type: Adjunct

Employment Type: Full Time

Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

Full-time, Fixed-term position (2 years)

Salary Level HEW 9 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

Based on the Melbourne CBD campus, however, may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University.

About You

The Manager of Education Solution Design and Activation is tasked with ensuring the success of both domestic and international education delivery projects, with a primary focus on the ASEAN region. This role involves close collaboration with executive and senior leaders to develop effective education solutions, oversee project implementation, enhance learning and teaching practices, and provide comprehensive student services.

Key responsibilities include conducting needs analysis to identify stakeholders and their learning requirements, allowing for informed recommendations on suitable solutions. The manager will also collaborate with various stakeholders to create tailored training initiatives that leverage CoVE's product suite. Additionally, they will adapt existing products to enable flexible delivery formats, such as online and hybrid models.

Moreover, the manager will map the necessary architecture for delivering identified solutions, ensuring that all resources and system requirements are in place. They will evaluate operational readiness and financial risks while establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting frameworks to track progress and impact. Finally, the manager will apply best practices and innovative approaches to continually enhance and future-proof the solutions provided.

To be successful in this position, you'll have as a minimum:

• Experience in Education or Training Solution Design - experience designing effective education or workforce training solutions through adapting existing products, frameworks and delivery models (e.g. accredited courses, micro credentials, short courses) to meet stakeholder requirements.
• Strategic use of existing capabilities - ability to leverage and adapt existing training products, services and capabilities to meet client or industry needs, while ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
• Stakeholder Engagement - ability to work independently with stakeholders to identify underlying needs, communicate with influence and facilitate codesign. Proven experience engaging a diverse range of stakeholders-including industry, government, educators, and learners-to inform solution development.
• Knowledge of learning design principles - familiarity with contemporary instructional design and digital pedagogy to ensure learning effectiveness, particularly for adult and workplace learners.
• Project planning and implementation readiness - ability to develop clear implementation plans, including timelines, resources and risk mitigation strategies, to enable transition from concept to delivery.
• Commercial acumen - foundation level understanding of financial, regulatory and operational factors in education settings, with the ability to assess feasibility, cost-effectiveness and delivery impact of proposed solutions.
• Leading with influence - capability to work with cross functional project teams to deliver commercially viable projects in adult education settings. Demonstrated ability to deliver outcomes, manage priorities and foster a positive, collaborative team environment.
• Communication and reporting skills - excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to present solution proposals, produce clear documentation and report to executive stakeholders.

Relevant experience in a tertiary environment is desirable.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and extensive experience in leading projects are mandatory, particularly in the ASEAN region.
• A qualification/certification in Training and Assessment or similar with minimum holding accredited unit TAEDES511 (Design and develop strategies for training and assessment)
• Project Management Methodology will be highly regarded (e.g. Grad Cert/Grad Diploma of PM, Prince2, Agile)

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About The College of Vocational Education.

The purpose of RMIT's College of Vocational Education is to empower learners and our industry, community and government partners to succeed in the new world of work. Our five-year strategic roadmap, ALiVE@RMIT, purposefully guides everything we do in vocational education to deliver our vision: to position RMIT as a leading multi-sector provider with global impact and influence.

Led by our Deputy Vice Chancellor, the College of VE is reimagining how we deliver vocational education to create unique experiences for our students and partners, so we can: lead in practice-based learning; empower learners for the future of work; engage industry and community at scale; grow for impact and influence.

The College of VE is delivering impact through transformation that creates long-term change.

Partnerships

Supported by a dedicated partnerships and engagement function, the College of VE will focus on identifying, developing and managing industry, community and government partnership opportunities. These partnerships are inclusive of the coordination of industry short courses across all clusters and funded units such as the Skills and Job Centre and the Centre for Digital Enterprise.

This core industry, community and government engagement function is a key pillar of what makes RMIT's VE offering unique and sector leading.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your interest and suitability for this position by clicking on the 'Apply' link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Diana (Talent Acquisition) via email diana.ruiz@rmit.edu.au.

Position Description - Manager, Education Solution Design and Activation

Applications close on Sunday, 14 September at 11.59pm.