Instructional Designer

RelyOn Australia Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RelyOn Australia Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to develop nationally accredited learning and assessment resources for Australia's electrical and infrastructure industries. You will research, design and produce learner guides, assessment tools and supporting materials while aligning to Units of Competency and Training Package requirements.

This hybrid remote role involves stakeholder engagement, quality assurance, and timely delivery within project

Qualifications

• Experience designing vocational education and training resources.
• Experience aligning resources to nationally recognised Units of Competency.
• Ability to manage individual work priorities within a structured project environment.
• Experience delivering work to agreed schedules and quality standards.
• Excellent technical writing and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop nationally accredited learning and assessment resources aligned to Australian Units of Competency.
• Produce learner guides, facilitator guides, assessment tools, assessor guides and supporting learning materials.
• Interpret Training Package requirements to ensure compliance and industry relevance.
• Develop practical assessment activities that reflect real workplace performance.
• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design best practice.
• Deliver allocated development activities in accordance with agreed project schedules, milestones and quality expectations.
• Manage assigned work packages and prioritise workload to meet agreed deadlines.
• Translate complex technical information into learner-friendly resources.
• Ensure resources comply with the applicable Standards for RTOs, Principles of Assessment, Rules of Evidence and Training Package requirements.
• Participate in internal peer reviews and quality assurance activities.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning principles

Technical writing

Project time management

Stakeholder engagement

Independent work

Job description

The Instructional Designer supports the development of nationally accredited training programs for Australia's electrical and infrastructure industries by researching, designing and developing high-quality learning and assessment resources aligned to nationally recognised Units of Competency. Working under the direction of the Senior Learning & Development Lead, this delivery-focused role supports a major Certificate-level development project. The primary focus is producing compliant, industry-relevant resources within agreed schedules and quality standards, with stakeholder and Subject Matter Expert engagement as required. The role is based in Australia on a remote/hybrid basis, with occasional travel as required.

Key responsibilities

Develop nationally accredited learning and assessment resources aligned to Australian Units of Competency.

Produce learner guides, facilitator guides, assessment tools, assessor guides and supporting learning materials.

Interpret Training Package requirements to ensure compliance and industry relevance.

Develop practical assessment activities that reflect real workplace performance.

Apply adult learning principles and instructional design best practice.

Deliver allocated development activities in accordance with agreed project schedules, milestones and quality expectations.

Manage assigned work packages and prioritise workload to meet agreed deadlines.

Translate complex technical information into learner-friendly resources.

Ensure resources comply with the applicable Standards for RTOs, Principles of Assessment, Rules of Evidence and Training Package requirements.

Participate in internal peer reviews and quality assurance activities.

About you

Experience designing vocational education and training learning and assessment resources.

Experience developing resources aligned to nationally recognised Units of Competency.

Demonstrated ability to manage individual work priorities within a structured project environment.

Experience delivering work to agreed schedules and quality standards.

Excellent technical writing and written communication skills.

Strong application of adult learning principles and instructional design best practice.

Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple development activities.

Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a project team.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Curious, analytical and willing to learn new technical subject matter.