Why your role matters

The Project Manager, Digital Learning Ecosystems is a key role within the Educational Technology Enablement (ETE) team, part of the Educational Delivery unit in the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education (PVCE) portfolio.

The role is responsible for leading the planning, coordination and delivery of strategic projects that enhance, integrate and optimise UNSW's digital learning ecosystem. This includes the University's Learning Management System (LMS), assessment platforms, media systems and other educational technologies that support learning and teaching.

Working across a broad range of stakeholders, the Project Manager ensures the successful transition of educational technology innovation projects into sustainable operational services. The role contributes project management expertise to university-wide initiatives, drives continuous improvement across digital learning environments, and coordinates governance activities that support the effective management and evolution of educational technology services.

Acting as a representative of the ETE team, the Project Manager plays an important role in strategic initiatives and governance forums, ensuring educational technology projects align with operational capabilities, service requirements, Educational Technology Service Standards and the University's long-term digital learning strategy.

The role reports to the Lead, Educational Technology Enablement and has no direct reports.

Specific accountabilities include:

• Lead and manage projects within the digital learning ecosystem, from planning through to delivery and transition to operations.
• Provide subject matter expertise on educational technologies to university-wide initiatives, ensuring projects align with UNSW’s digital learning priorities.
• Coordinate and contribute to governance processes related to EdTech tools, platforms, and integrations.
• Engage with faculties, schools, and professional staff to gather requirements, understand user needs, and translate them into actionable project plans.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in education, technology, project management or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Formal project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, AgilePM, PMP) is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex digital or educational technology projects in large organisations, preferably in higher education.
• Proven ability to coordinate and deliver projects on time and within budget, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement
• Experience coordinating governance processes or contributing to decision-making forums for technology or education initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills. Proven ability to engage academic and professional staff, technical teams, vendors and students with diplomacy and clarity.
• Ability to interpret strategic plans and translate them into tactical initiatives. Capacity to innovate and recommend digital learning ecosystems aligned with global trends in education.
• Strong understanding of learning management systems, digital assessment tools, and other core educational technologies.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence applications in education and the ability to support pilot projects or technology integration in this space.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality documentation, project briefs, evaluation reports and executive communications.