Project Manager, Learning Management System

Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority; Sydney; On-site; AUD 131,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

ACECQA is seeking a Project Manager for the Learning Management System in Sydney. You will lead the end-to-end establishment, configuration and implementation of LearnUpon for national training programs, overseeing data migration and system integrations.

This is a full-time fixed-term role for 9 months, based in Sydney, with a focus on governance, privacy, and service continuity. You will manage project planning, stakeholder engagement and vendor coordination, ensuring a smooth transition and

Qualifications

• Experience leading a national LMS implementation.
• Strong data migration and system integration skills.
• Ability to manage project budgets, risks and governance.
• Proven vendor management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment and configuration of ACECQA LearnUpon environment for national training.
• Manage transition, go-live, scope, milestones, budget, risks and governance.
• Direct 2 LMS Administration Officers during transition and cutover.
• Coordinate data migration, integrations, testing, go-live and readiness.
• Ensure privacy, security, accessibility, records management and customer service requirements.

Skills

Project management

LMS implementation

Stakeholder coordination

Data migration

Vendor management

Tools

LearnUpon

Job description

Project Manager, Learning Management System

• Help children have the best start in life through high quality education & care.
• Improve outcomes for children and families in early education and care.
• Join an expert team working across governments at the national level.

About ACECQA We want children in Australia to have the best start in life through quality education and care. We provide national leadership on the implementation of the National Quality Framework ( NQF ) and collaborate with the Australian and state and territory governments to:

• implement changes that benefit children birth to 13 years-of-age and their families
• monitor and promote the consistent application of the Education and Care Services National Law across all states and territories
• support the early childhood education and care sector to improve quality outcomes for children

We strive for innovation and continuous improvement and are committed to keeping the sector and the community informed with the latest developments in early childhood education and care. ACECQA is committed to being a child-safe organisation, implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and actively promoting the safety and wellbeing of children.

The Role The Project Manager, Learning Management System, is responsible for leading and coordinating a high-profile national digital transition supporting a large and diverse learner population. This includes the establishment, configuration and implementation of a new learning management system (LMS) and managing the transition of the training into that LMS environment. The role will manage project planning, data migration, system integrations, testing, stakeholder and vendor coordination, change management and operational readiness to support a controlled transition and continuity of service. This role is full-time and fixed term for 9 months at ACECQA Band 6 ($130,608 - $145,629) and is based in Sydney.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the end-to-end establishment, configuration and implementation of ACECQA’s LearnUpon environment for national training programs, including transition from the existing LMS environment.
• Project manage all aspects of the transition and go-live, including managing scope, milestones, budget, risks and governance.
• Manage 2 LMS Administration Officers during transition and cutover, providing direction, work allocation, support and oversight of LMS administration and implementation activities.
• Apply strong LMS knowledge to oversee platform configuration and coordinate the technical, learning, data, operational and stakeholder workstreams required for implementation.
• Coordinate data migration, integrations, testing, go-live and operational readiness, ensuring key risks relating to security, privacy, accessibility, capacity, service continuity and data integrity are effectively managed and escalated.
• Manage relationships and dependencies across ACECQA, Australian Government stakeholders, LearnUpon, state and territory stakeholders and other delivery partners, including oversight of vendor commitments and deliverables.
• Work with relevant ACECQA teams to support change, communications and transition activities, including preparation for post implementation technical and non-technical support, and ensure the LearnUpon environment is successfully handed over into ongoing ACECQA management.
• Ensure ACECQA requirements relating to privacy, security, accessibility, records management and customer service are followed.