Education Development Officer, Curriculum Development

Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid parental leave

Flu vaccinations

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Corporate discounts

Job summary

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Sydney is seeking an Education Development Officer to support Curriculum Development within the Education Development and Improvement area. You will design, develop, review, and support curricula and training components in line with educational frameworks and policies.

You will coordinate with diverse stakeholders across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, managing workshops, tools, and processes while contributing to ongoing educational program

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or extensive experience in education development.
• Ability to design, develop, facilitate and evaluate curricula and training sessions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain educational products and curricula.
• Translate stakeholder feedback into actionable plans and products.
• Design, organise, facilitate and evaluate virtual and in-person workshops.

Skills

Curriculum design

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Educational product development

Change management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification in education/communication

Tools

SharePoint

MS Teams

Zoom

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Royal Australasian College of Physicians – Sydney CBD NSW

About the RACP

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) connects, represents, and trains physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP provides services to support the delivery of training, continuing professional development, and health policy and advocacy to medical health professionals.

Our Values

Accountable | Collaborate | Indigenise and Decolonise | Lead the way | Respect

Why Join Us?

As part of our team, you will be offered a competitive remuneration salary and access to some amazing benefits including a flexible hybrid work model, additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, paid parental leave, free annual flu vaccinations, professional development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Program, special corporate discounts and more! To view all our benefits, visit www.racp.edu.au/about/careers-at-racp.

Our 3-2-1 Hybrid Working Model

• 3 days from anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand per week,
• 2 days from an RACP office location per week,
• 1 of the two days per week in office spent with your team.

About the Role

This position sits within the Curriculum Development team within the Education Development and Improvement area of the Education, Learning and Assessment team. The Curriculum Development t team is responsible for the innovation, design, development and review of RACP education programs and curricula.

The primary role of the Education Development Officer is to support the Curriculum Development team to design, develop, review and support the implement of curricula and training program components in line with agreed educational frameworks, policies and procedures.

This includes managing a diverse range of stakeholders involved in specialist medical training programs in healthcare settings across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Key Accountabilities

• Design, develop and maintain educational products related to the College curricula including learning and assessment activities and educational guides.
• Effectively translate information, such as educational concepts and stakeholder feedback, into actionable plans and products that consider stakeholder needs and impacts.
• Design, develop, organise, facilitate and evaluate virtual and face-to-face workshops/meetings.
• Manage the actions necessary to support implementation of new or revised training requirements or tools.
• Collaborate on the development of business processes and procedures that align with curricula and the technology platform that will deliver the new programs.
• Negotiate and manage relationships with complex groups of internal and external stakeholders, including other postgraduate medical colleges.
• Document and appropriately escal... stakeholder management concerns, risks and issues.
• Monitor and report on the progress and effectiveness of change activities.
• Work on other education projects or business as usual, as required.

What You Bring

Our ideal candidate does not need to have every bullet point covered in the list below. The College will consider where learning and development is suitable for the best candidate. We think you will be set up for success in this role if you meet most of the requirements below:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. adult education, communications, change management) and/or extensive relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, facilitate and evaluate curricula, programs, workshops and training sessions
• Proven customer service and relationship management skills, with a focus on stakeholder engagement
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• High level conceptual and analytical skills
• Ability to translate, synthesise and summarise complex information
• Ability to empathise with stakeholder needs and respond to feedback and sentiment
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to retain and accurately recall complex information
• Ability to design, evaluate and adapt business processes for improved outcomes
• Ability to work autonomously with demonstrable initiative and problem-solving skills, and manage uncertainty
• Capacity to be resilient, innovative, flexible and open minded
• Knowledge of the methods used to research, develop, write and implement educational curricula, training resources or professional/industry-based training programs/systems
• Strong computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, MS Teams, Zoom and online collaboration tools