Learning & Teaching Support Officer

• Part-time (2 days per week), Fixed Term position until October 2024

• Salary HEW 6 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You

The Learning & Teaching Support Senior Officer serves as a pivotal link between students, faculty, and administrative units within the college, ensuring the seamless delivery of academic programs and support services. This role requires a blend of administrative acumen, academic expertise, and a commitment to fostering a supportive learning environment. This role will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to ensure program review, development, renewal, and amendment activities relating to new program or course proposals, as well as change in programs and course information and course guides are correct and complete at key publishing milestones. In addition, you will assist with events and in the delivery of enrichment activities including orientation, club and society support, administration, and other co-curricular activities, as well support for Student Staff Consultative Committees.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:

• Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and the proven ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of management, staff and external parties on complex, sensitive and confidential issues. Ability to convey information to students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

• Excellent planning, organisation and project management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, flexibly, and collaboratively with colleagues within and beyond the immediate work unit, contributing to the achievement of team goals.

• Proven ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and systems consistently, provide advice and to drive creative solutions through to implementation within the immediate work area.

• Proven ability to work independently as well as part of a team, use initiative and prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a demanding environment with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality assurance.

• A high order of analytical and problem-solving skills and the demonstrated ability to develop and implement innovative and creative solutions as well as to manage complex issues. Ability to write reports.

• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of quality and continuous improvement processes and systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the tertiary education sector.

• Excellent IT skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel. Contemporary knowledge of digital and online technologies.

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

About the College

College of Business and Law

As one of the largest Business Schools in the Asia Pacific region, the College of Business and Law is comprised of five schools – four 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. RMIT Business programs are delivered in Melbourne, Vietnam, Singapore, Shanghai and Jakarta, as well as through Open Universities Australia (OUA) and RMIT Online. The College has an annual budget of approximately $280 million, employs over 1000 staff and delivers programs to approximately 30,000 students (20,000 EFTSL).
 

In line with RMIT’s vision to be recognised as a global university of technology, design and enterprise, the College mission is to deliver in a global context innovative, industry-engaged education and applied research connected to business. The College assists in achieving the ambitions of RMIT’s new five-year strategic plan Ready for Life and Work by making active contributions towards life-changing experiences for students, creating passion with purpose for its staff and shaping the world with impactful research and global reach.
 

In particular, the College has defined a number of initiatives which are summarised in three priority areas: enterprising, student experience and international mobility.
 

The College is located on RMIT University’s City Campus and resides in the state of the art Swanston Academic and Emily McPherson buildings.

For further details about the College, please visit:

https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-colleges/college-of-business

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your 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 Daniela Amato via email [email protected]. 

Position Description - Learning & Teaching Support Officer

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Applications Close:
2 Apr 2024 11.59 pm

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