Program Manager

Description:

About the Position
As the Program Manager – Community Services, you will manage the educational and/or business activities to ensure that the RMIT Strategic and Business Plans are successfully implemented within the School. You will also lead the design, development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching materials, products and services to meet the needs of enterprises, industry and students.

Management of recruitment, selection, induction and workplans of staff in area of responsibility will also form part of this role. You will interact effectively with external organisations, with other RMIT Schools, in particular teaching staff and administration staff. Participate in relevant activities to ensure that vocational competence to the education level being delivered and assessed is maintained, together with promoting, encouraging and ensuring teaching staff of the program/s participate in relevant activities to ensure vocational competence to the education level being delivered and assessed is maintained also.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:

• Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead and manage a team of staff in the design, implementation and evaluation of innovative teaching materials, products and services.

• Demonstrated ability in ensuring current and contemporary vocational competence which meets and/or exceeds the education level being delivered and assessed.

• Demonstrated effective organisational skills in the planning, development, implementation, operation and review of programs to achieve a quality-learning environment for students and staff.

• A sound knowledge and understanding of the vocational education and training sector, and of the training requirements of relevant industries and ability to meet these needs through program design and assessment.

• Capacity to implement strategies to cater for differing learning styles and approaches to study including gender and cultural influences, and the needs of disadvantaged groups.

• Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal communication, leadership, negotiating and educational counselling skills that will enable success with students, industry clients, peers and management.

• Demonstrated skills in the use of information and communication technologies.

• An understanding of resource management issues, including finance, facilities, management, OHS, Equal Opportunity and Industrial Relations.

• Ability to critically analyse information and make recommendations to senior leaders and implement initiatives under minimal supervision.

• Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information in a discrete and professional manner.