Project Coordinator - Training Pathways and Assessment.

The Royal Aust & NZ Coll of Obs & Gynae; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible and hybrid working conditions

Leave options

Wellbeing, inclusion and diversity

Job summary

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) in Melbourne seeks a Project Coordinator to lead curriculum and assessment development initiatives, coordinate committees, and produce learning materials.

Reporting to the Head, Curriculum and Learning, you will partner with AMC, AHPRA and training sites, manage project roadmaps, draft documents, and ensure quality across education frameworks.

Qualifications

• Strong project management skills to plan, coordinate and deliver multiple projects.
• Excellent organisational ability to manage workload and coordinate internal and external teams.
• Proven collaboration with subject matter experts, educators and committees to support curriculum initiatives.
• Experience in developing and reviewing educational materials, including assessment approaches.
• Strong written and verbal communication to prepare clear documentation and facilitate discussions.
• High attention to detail to ensure consistency and quality across materials.
• IT proficiency beyond basic office tools to support educational projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational expertise to lead development of new training pathways, curriculum, assessment and learning materials.
• Coordinate committees and projects, including agendas, minutes and follow-up actions.
• Draft and review documents for project group consideration, ensuring alignment with standards.
• Proofread and ensure alignment with best practice education frameworks and standards.
• Support operationalising revised materials and liaise with internal groups.
• Administer college curriculum initiatives and related projects.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Collaboration

Educational materials development

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Education and women’s health

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Project Coordinator - Training Pathways and Assessment.

The Royal Aust & NZ Coll of Obs & Gynae – Melbourne VIC

About the College:
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) is the leading standards body responsible for the training and education of specialists and GP obstetricians in obstetrics and gynaecology in Australia and New Zealand.

RANZCOG is committed to the establishment and maintenance of the highest possible standards of practice in women's health and provides programs in training, accreditation and continuing professional development (CPD) that are responsive to the evolving health care needs of women.

RANZCOG supports research into women's health and act as an advocate for women's healthcare by forging productive relationships with individuals, the community and professional organisations, both locally and internationally.

Reporting to the Head, Curriculum and Learning, this 2-year fixed-term position is responsible for coordinating a range of curriculum and assessment development items.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing educational expertise to lead the development of new educational initiatives, including training pathways, curriculum, assessment approaches, and learning materials.
• Liaising and collaborating with external interest groups, including the AMC, AHPRA and training sites, to inform, support and facilitate the development and implementation of new educational initiatives, including relevant changes in RANZCOG Regulations.
• Drafting review documents for consideration by project group members, while providing educational expertise to inform their development and recommendations.
• Provide committee coordination to the allocated Committee/s Project Groups (online and face-to-face), which involves preparing agendas and writing minutes, follow up actions, and support for any sub project groups as required.
• Proofreading complex text to ensure alignment with best practice education frameworks and relevant standards.
• Preparing and circulating documents.
• Receiving and filing reviewed documents with specific attention to version control.
• Supporting the work of operationalising the revised material while liaising with key internal interest groups.
• Administering College initiatives and projects related to curriculum development.
• Assisting with projects – planning, preparing project roadmaps, documentation preparation, and communication.

Ko wai koe | About you - Key Selection Criteria

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong project management skills, including the ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables are met.
• Highly developed organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage personal workload and coordinate the contributions of internal teams and external collaborators.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and professionally with a range of key interest groups, including subject matter experts, educators, and committees, to support curriculum initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting the development and review of educational materials, including assessment methodologies, with the ability to contribute to structured, evidence-based approaches and education standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear documentation, facilitate discussions, and convey information effectively to diverse audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality across curriculum and assessment materials.
• Sound knowledge and aptitude for Information Technology, above that of common software applications such as Microsoft Office suite.
• An interest in and the ability to grasp complex issues relating to education and women’s health.

This role requires some out-of-hours to attend evening committee meetings (which may be virtual or face-to-face). The College offers time off in lieu and flexible working arrangements at times when out of hours work is required.

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return

Working at RANZCOG means enjoying a strong sense of purpose and engaging in meaningful work every day. Some of our benefits include:

• Salary packaging
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• A range of leave options for all that life throws at you
• Commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and diversity

We are proud to be an accredited Great Place to Worksince 2023, with a current score of 83%! We are also recognised as a Work 180Employer of Choice for Women since 2022 and recently ranked in the top 101 Workplaces for Women across Australia. You can find out more about all of our accreditations on our website!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces and celebrates the differences and similarities within our staff, trainee, and member workforce.

We encourage applications from First Nations, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent peoples; as well as parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith.

Feel like you don’t meet all the requirements for this role? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minorities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are interested in this role but feel your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at the College.

Please visit our Careers at RANZCOG webpage for more information on our benefits, candidate support and to get an idea of what our recruitment process is like.

RANZCOG acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and communities across Australia, on which our staff live and work, and to their Elders, past, present and future.Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.RANZCOG recognises the special status of Māori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand and is committed to meeting its obligations as Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners.