• Deliver professional development, and build staff capability
• Create forward-thinking strategies, in a progressive and innovative environment
• $95,695 per annum + 17% super, Full-time, ongoing position

About RMIT

RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 91,000 students and 11,000 staff globally. RMIT offers postgraduate, undergraduate, vocational education and online programs to provide students with a variety of work-relevant pathways.

The University's mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation, quality teaching and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for students, getting them ready for life and work. With strong industry connections forged over 130 years, collaboration with industry remains integral to RMIT's leadership in education, applied and innovative research, and to the development of highly skilled, globally-focused graduates.

As one of the largest Business Schools in the Asia Pacific region, the College of Business is comprised of seven schools - six in Melbourne and one in Vietnam - delivering a broad range of programs in Business, ranging from Certificates up to PHD levels. Many programs articulate between Vocational Education and Higher Education, creating pathways for further study.

The Role

The position of Senior Advisor, Teaching Excellence is responsible for driving and supporting programs to transform and recognise excellence in learning and teaching in the College of Business. This is a strategic and specialist role in managing and coordinating essential activities across numerous stakeholders. Passionate about the student experience, you will be customer focused, by providing support to academic, and engage with high-level stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities

• Create forward-thinking strategies to transform and share pedagogical innovation and quality practice
• Drive capability-building activities, and co-ordinate and manage programs related to excellence in teaching and student outcomes
• Provide strategies, advice and support on learning design, digital pedagogies and innovative teaching practice across international campuses, partner locations and online delivery channels
• Manage and coordinate the implementation of the College of Business's professional development strategy
• Design, manage and evaluate professional development programs to build staff capability in innovative pedagogies, digital applications and quality design and delivery to enhance practice and student experience outcomes
• Ensure scholarly practice is embedded, promoted and communicated across the functions of this role and support a range of academic, teaching and professional staff in such practice
• Coordinate the College of Business applications for staff awards for internal and external schemes
• Take an evidence-based approach, utilising quantitative and qualitative student experience data

Skills & Experience

• Excellent skills in learning design, learning theory, curriculum development and resource production in a University setting
• Demonstrated excellence in leading and influencing academic and teaching staff across diverse programs, international locations and delivery channels to transform teaching practice and the student experience
• Extensive experience in providing and facilitating professional development workshops and intervention strategies
• Highly-developed knowledge and skills in the application of educational technologies and digital pedagogies
• Strong collaborative and project management skills, and the ability to work to deadlines, manage competing tasks and projects
• Demonstrated outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and work as part of a diverse team and liaise and negotiate with a range of people to achieve agreed outcomes

Qualifications

A tertiary qualification in education, tertiary teaching or equivalent with extensive experience in building staff capability

Culture

Our people make everything at the University possible. We encourage new approaches to work and learning, stimulating change to drive positive impact. RMIT exists to create transformative experiences for our students, getting them ready for life and work. You will be a part of a productive and collaborative team, who values working relationships and outcomes through open and inclusive planning, continuous information sharing and transparent work practices

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to free wellness & fitness classes
• 2% salary increase each year and annual leave loading of 1.35%
• MYKI pass discount
• Additional annual leave

To find out more, please visit our website: RMIT Employee Benefits

To Apply

For further information, please see Position Description below, or contact Susan Trigg on (03) 9925 1378.

Applications close on Wednesday 1 May, 2019.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Applicants must separately address the key selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description.

This role will require satisfactory confirmation of a Working with Children Check.

We kindly request that we are not accepting agency enquiries for this role

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

RMIT was named as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in 2018 based on significant progress made in 2017, and Gold Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) in recognition of our commitment to celebrating the diverse genders, sexes and sexualities (DGSS) of our community.