Director of Education & Academic Strategy

William Angliss Institute; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

William Angliss Institute in Melbourne is seeking an accomplished and collaborative executive to join as Director Education. Reporting to the CEO, the role provides strategic leadership across the Institute’s education portfolio and aligns operations with priorities, regulatory obligations and performance objectives.

The Director Education will oversee vocational and higher education, apprenticeships and international education activities, driving contemporary curriculum, high-quality teaching

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications and significant executive leadership experience in vocational or higher education.
• Experience leading large and diverse educational operations.
• Extensive knowledge of the Victorian vocational education sector, higher education and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead strategy, transformation and continuous improvement.
• Strong people leadership and workforce-development capability.
• Financial, operational and resource-management experience.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Strategic advice to Executive, Board and government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for educational delivery across the Institute.
• Lead achievement of educational, operational and strategic objectives.
• Promote excellence and innovation in teaching, learning and assessment.
• Drive continuous improvement and contemporary educational practice.
• Lead initiatives to improve student engagement, progression, completion and graduate outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with vocational and higher education funding and regulatory requirements.
• Lead workforce planning and capability development for the educational workforce.
• Build influential relationships with industry, government, regulators, community organisations and education partners.
• Manage the Education Division’s human, financial, physical and information resources.
• Contribute to Institute-wide governance, strategic planning and organisational leadership as a member of the Executive Group.
• Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement across educational operations, audits and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Postgraduate qualifications

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Financial management

People leadership

Education transformation

Relationship management

Communications

Education

Postgraduate qualifications

Job description

William Angliss Institute in Melbourne is seeking an accomplished and collaborative executive to join as Director Education. Reporting to the CEO, the role provides strategic leadership across the Institute’s education portfolio and aligns operations with priorities, regulatory obligations and performance objectives.

The Director Education will oversee vocational and higher education, apprenticeships and international education activities, driving contemporary curriculum, high-quality teaching