Education Development Officer, Curriculum Development

Title: Education Development Officer, Curriculum Development

Location: Sydney Australia

Job Description:

About the RACP 
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) connects, represents, and trains physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP provides services to support the delivery of training, continuing professional development, and health policy and advocacy to medical health professionals. 

Our Values 
Accountable | Collaborate | Indigenise and Decolonise | Lead the way | Respect 

Why Join Us? 
As part of our team, you will be offered a competitive remuneration salary and access to some amazing benefits including a flexible hybrid work model, additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, paid parental leave, free annual flu vaccinations, professional development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Program, special corporate discounts and more! 

Our 3-2-1 Hybrid Working Model

• 3 days from anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand per week,  
• 2 days from an RACP office location per week,  
• 1 of the two days per week in office spent with your team.  
• Fixed Term till June 2027
• Busy role within a friendly team

The Role

The primary role of the Education Development Officer is to support the Curriculum Development team to design, develop, review and support the implement of curricula and training program components in line with agreed educational frameworks, policies and procedures.

This includes managing a diverse range of stakeholders involved in specialist medical training programs in healthcare settings across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

In this role the duties will include but are not limited to:

• Design, develop and maintain educational products related to the College curricula including learning and assessment activities and educational guides.  
• Effectively translate information, such as educational concepts and stakeholder feedback, into actionable plans and products that consider stakeholder needs and impacts.
• Design, develop, organise, facilitate and evaluate virtual and face-to-face workshops/meetings.
• Manage the actions necessary to support implementation of new or revised training requirements or tools.
• Collaborate on the development of business processes and procedures that align with curricula and the technology platform that will deliver the new programs.
• Negotiate and manage relationships with complex groups of internal and external stakeholders, including other postgraduate medical colleges.
• Document and appropriately escalate stakeholder management concerns, risks and issues.
• Monitor and report on the progress and effectiveness of change activities.
• Work on other education projects or business as usual, as required.

Desired Skills and Experience

To apply, please click 'Apply' submiting your CV and cover letter addressing the following essential criteria:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. adult education, communications, change management) and/or extensive relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, facilitate and evaluate curricula, programs, workshops and training sessions
• Proven customer service and relationship management skills, with a focus on stakeholder engagement
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• High level conceptual and analytical skills
• Ability to translate, synthesise and summarise complex information
• Ability to empathise with stakeholder needs and respond to feedback and sentiment
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to retain and accurately recall complex information
• Ability to design, evaluate and adapt business processes for improved outcomes
• Ability to work autonomously with demonstrable initiative and problem-solving skills, and manage uncertainty
• Capacity to be resilient, innovative, flexible and open minded
• Knowledge of the methods used to research, develop, write and implement educational curricula, training resources or professional/industry-based training programs/systems
• Strong computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, MS Teams, Zoom and online collaboration tools

We are respectful, diverse, and inclusive

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion in a respectful way with our nation’s First People at the centre.