Associate Director, Curriculum Implementation

About the Role 
As the Associate Director, Curriculum Implementation, you will play a key leadership role in shaping the strategic development, planning, and operational management of curriculum implementation processes. Your work will directly contribute to aligning these processes with Swinburne’s overarching goals and objectives.

Reporting to the Deputy Director, Academic Administration, you will oversee and coordinate the delivery of curriculum implementation for both Higher Education (HE) and Vocational Education (VET). This includes managing curriculum data, timetable data, fees data, and academic calendars to ensure smooth and seamless student transaction processes.

Your role will be critical in establishing efficient and effective student administration practices by reviewing and improving policies and processes related to curriculum data management. Your expertise will help enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness across the University.  You’ll collaborate closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including Education & Quality, Schools, Teaching and Learning Departments, and operational teams within Student Administration. Your ability to build strong working relationships will ensure that curriculum implementation aligns with the needs of both internal and external stakeholders.

As a senior leader in Student Administration, you will set high standards of customer service and foster a responsive, stakeholder-focused approach. Additionally, you’ll provide support to the Deputy Director and act as a deputy when required.

This is your opportunity to contribute to Swinburne’s success by ensuring the smooth delivery of curriculum implementation processes that support exceptional student experiences.

About You  
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• Demonstrated experience in leading, developing, guiding, and motivating staff.
• Demonstrated experience in influencing, developing, and implementing policy, ensuring adherence to standard processes and/or government legislation in a large, complex organisation.
• Demonstrated ability in development of effective strategic and operational plans, and the design and implementation of process improvements.
• A sound understanding of the Australian university and VE sectors and their interrelationships with State and Federal Government processes and structures.
• Knowledge of student systems, preferably experience in project and/or operational use of Technology One Student Management System and CANVAS.

Qualifications

• Post graduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience and management expertise and/or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education training.

**This position is open only to applicants who have work rights in Australia

About Swinburne University of Technology 
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.


To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

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Applications Close: Sunday December 15th at 11PM

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our Equity & Diversity website.


Disability and Reasonable Adjustments
Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.

For a confidential conversation about your accessibility needs or to offer feedback on how we can enhance our recruitment processes to accommodate any adjustments you may require, please contact Swinburne’s Disability Confident Recruitment at DCR@swin.edu.au  or call +61 3 9214 3550.

 
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program. 

Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

For any support please contact talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant