Senior Lecturer Business

Batchelor Institute; Batchelor; Híbrido; AUD 118.000 - 145.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Batchelor Institute in Batchelor, NT, invites applications for a Senior Lecturer. You will lead a team delivering business, administration and management qualifications to First Nations learners, guiding teaching through Batchelor’s Both-ways philosophy and ensuring culturally responsive programs.

You will oversee training quality, assessment integrity, budget management, and planning to meet national standards and stakeholder needs, advancing Indigenous education across communities.

Formación

• Understand principles of assessment and rules of evidence; contribute to assessment tools.
• Maintain vocational competency; keep up to date with industry changes.
• Engage learners and achieve learning outcomes using a range of technologies.
• Liaise with enterprises and community to reflect current industry practices and community values.

Responsabilidades

• Provide leadership and oversight to trainers delivering business and management qualifications.
• Oversee training quality and integrity of assessment; support positive student outcomes.
• Manage budgets and implement VET training products and projects.
• Plan, evaluate and report on VET activities aligned with strategic/operational plans.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to meet needs and commitments.
• Ensure training and assessment are culturally appropriate and compliant with regulatory requirements.

Conocimientos

Assessment principles

Rules of evidence

Learner engagement

Industry liaison

Staff development

Educación

Bachelor-level qualification (Business/Administration/Management)

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116/TAE40220)

Descripción del empleo

We're seeking an inspiring Senior Lecturer who can lead and inspire a team and deliver high-quality, culturally responsive programs

26th October, 2026

Employment type: Permanent
Salary: $131,422
Classification: Academic Level C
Position number: 37255
Division: VET
Location: Batchelor
Applications close: 8 November 2026
Kick off your VET career where your work truly makes a difference!
Batchelor Institute is Australia's only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dual-sector education provider. For more than 50 years, we have worked alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to deliver education grounded in culture, community and self-determination.

Our purpose is to provide transformative education centred on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' knowledges, imagination and voice, with teaching, learning and research accountable to Country and community.

We're seeking a dedicated Senior Lecturer to inspire students and staff through Batchelor Institute's Both-ways philosophy and support the next generation of Indigenous Australian learners.

Why join Batchelor Institute?
At Batchelor Institute, you'll work in an environment where culture is strength, relationships matter and the work you do contributes to something bigger.

What we offer:

• A starting salary of $131,422 + 13% super
• Six weeks annual recreation leave
• 13% employer superannuation
• Salary packaging opportunities
• Study leave and professional development opportunities
• A supportive and culturally responsive working environment

About the role
Your role will involve providing leadership and operational oversight to a team of trainers delivering business, administration and management qualifications to First Nations learners. You'll support the Institute's commitment to serving as Australia's leading First Nations tertiary education and research provider, with the Both-ways philosophy guiding your approach.

You'll oversee the quality of training and integrity of assessment, while supporting positive student outcomes and continuous improvement. This includes managing budgets, and leading the implementation of VET training products and projects.

You'll also contribute to planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting on VET activities in line with the Institute's strategic and operational plans, contractual obligations and national quality standards. Building strong relationships with stakeholders will be essential to meeting their needs and ensuring the Institute's commitments are fulfilled.

Throughout your work, you'll ensure training and assessment are educationally sound, relevant to industry, culturally appropriate and compliant with regulatory requirements.

About you
We're seeking an inspiring Senior Lecturer who can lead and inspire a team, deliver high-quality, culturally responsive programs, and build strong connections with industry and community.

You'll bring

• Understanding of the principles of assessment and the rules of evidence and contribute to the development of assessment tools, or modify existing ones, to suit learner needs and specified context ensuring they meet the VET Quality Framework, relevant industry standards, and Batchelor Institute's philosophy, policies and Academic Rules.
• Maintain vocational competency relevant to own subject area; keep up to date with industry changes; participate in relevant industry and community events/networks/consultation.
• Ability to use strategies and skills to ensure learner engagement and achievement of leaning outcomes; create supportive learner inter-relationships; use a range of technologies effectively
• Liaise with enterprises and community to ensure teaching and assessment reflects current industry practices and community values and aspirations. In addition, participate in enterprise and community networks to enhance own knowledge and skills.
• Understanding of leading staff reflection and continuous improvement through validation, moderation, monitoring, student follow-up and review of learning and assessment materials. Ensure assessment meets the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence.
• Contribute to staff recruitment, including chairing selection and interview panels, as well as staff induction, development and performance processes.
• A tertiary qualification equivalent to five years of higher education in a relevant Business, Administration or Management field, preferably at degree level or above; or an equivalent qualification and/or substantial relevant experience.
• A Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116 or TAE40220), or a willingness to obtain it within a short timeframe. Experience in education, training, community services or a similar environment will be well regarded, as will experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and organisations.

Applicants must hold a current Ochre Card and National Police Check, or have the ability to obtain these prior to commencement, and complete a gender-based violence (GBV) disclosure.