Program Officer, Continuing Professional Development

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid parental leave

Free flu vaccinations

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is seeking a Program Officer to support Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs within the Professional Practice team. You will deliver CPD activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and engage with Fellows and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality educational offerings.

You will coordinate content development, manage timelines, and contribute to program evaluation and improvement.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification or experience in communications, education, research, medical education, e-learning, or health.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical and information literacy capabilities.
• Ability to interact with people at all levels and build relationships.
• Comfort working independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of service level agreements (SLAs) and meeting them.
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality support for the CPD program and promote CPD products and services.
• Administer CPD activities according to the CPD year requirements, including incompletes, audits, and verified activities.
• Respond to inbound queries from members and stakeholders; log issues.
• Coordinate with committees, working groups, and subject matter experts; draft agendas, minutes, and activity plans.
• Support continuous improvement of processes to ensure consistent program outcomes.
• Manage content production processes and broader resource development scheduling.
• Conduct research, industry scans, and literature reviews to inform program needs.
• Collaborate with program partners to improve and deliver the program.
• Assist in the design and build phase of CPD content and resources.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Information literacy

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification or relevant field experience

Job description

Program Officer, Continuing Professional Development

Posted: 29/10/2026

Closing Date: 12/11/2026

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Sydney CBD

Job Category: Administration and Office Support

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.

Job Description

About the Role

The Professional Practice (PP) team at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) supports physicians by managing continuing professional development (CPD) programs, providing guidance on clinical and ethical standards, and offering resources for career advancement. They create educational materials, such as courses and workshops, to help physicians maintain high-quality practice, while also advocating for their professional interests within the healthcare system.

The primary purpose of the Program Officer in CPD is to deliver the program, working collaboratively with other teams in Professional Practice and the College.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide high quality support for the CPD program, including promotion of CPD products and services
• Administer CPD program activities according to the requirements of the CPD year including incompletes, audit, support calls and verified activities.
• Respond to inbound queries from members and other stakeholders and log issues as required
• Facilitate and support the team's work with committees, working groups and other Fellows who act as subject matter experts and content reviewers including drafting agendas, minutes, discussion papers and activity plans as required.
• Deliver and support the continuous improvement of the processes that ensure consistent outcomes across the program
• Administer aspects of the content production process and the wider resource development schedule as required
• Conduct research, industry scans and literature reviews to inform program requirements
• Collaborate with partners in the program team and others to effectively improve and deliver the program
• Work with the program team during the design & build phase of content and resources

Desired Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification or experience working in a relevant field (communications, education, research, medical education, e-learning, health)
• Developed verbal and written communication skills
• Developed analytical and information literacy skills
• Proven ability to interact and establish good working relationships with people at all levels, both inside and outside the organisation
• Demonstrated ability to work independently under broad direction and collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines
• Understanding of SLAs and track record of meeting SLAs.
• Experience of managing stakeholder expectations and evaluating feedback
• Demonstrated high level of tact, diplomacy and confidentiality

Interested?

For any further information, please email [e-mail].

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible as will be shortlisting and interviewing as applications are received. Our ad may close earlier than the specified closing date should a suitable candidate be found.