Program Director (Education)
Online Education Services, Australia
Job Description
About Online Education Services (OES)
OES is made up of extraordinary people. Passionate, self-starters who get excited when they’re challenged to solve problems. Our vision is to be the world’s most impactful enabler of online education. We create, develop and enable immersive learning experiences in partnership with universities all around the world to help students learn at their very best. In short, we create positive change in people’s lives every day. Not a bad day’s work.
We are a global business with over 1,300 employees. We carefully select the right mix of passionate people who want to make an impact, deliver best practice and lead change in the education industry. From your very first day we empower you to succeed.
When you work at OES, you’re empowered to impact.
If you want to join a vibrant, people focused culture that’s values led then keep reading.
The Program Director will be responsible for ensuring that the academic programs in their portfolio are of the highest quality; meet the accreditation requirements of the University partner and relevant accrediting bodies; and are best practice in online learning. The portfolio will include all Swinburne Online undergraduate and postgraduate education programs, and other programs assigned by the Swinburne Online Academic Director.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with senior staff from the University partner.
- Lead and engage remote teaching teams, oversee marking and moderation, and lead the education placements team.
- Ensure seamless change management for OES staff and students by working with internal stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain oversight of program delivery schedule and contribute to the ongoing review of program structure.
- Ultimately responsible for student satisfaction, progression, and completion, and serve to support academic governance for the wider Swinburne Online portfolio.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated academic leadership experience in Higher Education with oversight of tertiary course preparation.
- Post-graduate qualification (Master's in Education or higher) and experience in primary or secondary education sector.
- Passion for education and student-centric approach for ensuring high-quality student experience and success.
- Gravitas and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills to influence OES, University, and sectoral stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead, inspire, and "get things done", establish a culture of employee engagement and foster innovation.
- Strong track record of delivery within tight timeframes, analytical skills, sound judgement, strategic thinking
- Willingness to work on-site and on-campus in metropolitan Melbourne for up to 2-3 days per week.
As an employer, our values underpin everything we do; Agility and Innovation, Passion and Perseverance, Teamwork and Collaboration, and Integrity.
- Career-life balance; where a hybrid, flexible approach to work is offered
- Powered by diversity; We value different perspectives and ideas
- Commitment to investing in your growth and development
- You’re encouraged to be innovative amp; creative
- People focused culture; Our culture is built around collaboration and teamwork
Are you ready to make an impact?
At OES, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, where we encourage candidates of any nationality, age, background, disability and gender identity to apply. If you feel aligned to the role and would like to further explore your suitability, we welcome your application and would love to consider your fit for the role at OES.
Apply now with your updated CV.
At OES we enjoy a blended working model (2-3 days in our state of the art Cremorne office, and the rest from home). As per the current Government regulations, we require that all employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption, and we will request proof of vaccination/medical exemption if you are successful in landing a position with us.