RMIT Businessposition Title: Educational Development Support Officer

RMIT BusinessPosition Title: Educational Development Support Officer

HOW TO APPLY

Your application must include:

–a covering letter outlining your interest in the position

–a statement of your suitability against each of the Key Selection Criteria

–your current curriculum vitae containing names, postal addresses, telephone numbers and where available, e-mail addresses and facsimile numbers of three referees who will provide references when required, and

–a completed Job Application Sheet.

Your application should also include the following details:

–Educational, professional and other relevant qualifications

–Relevant work experience

–If successful, period of notice required to join

–Details of service with other educational institutions, public authorities and military service where applicable

RMIT’s Vocational Education and Training Sector (TAFE Sector) cannot employ persons who have within the last three years received a Voluntary Departure Package from any Victorian Public Sector Department or Government Agency.

The University also has restrictions relating to the re-employment of ex-staff members who had left RMIT with Voluntary Departure Packages, redundancy or negotiated separation packages. The nature of the restrictions depends on individual cases.

Do not send valuable original documents or exhibits with your application, as articles may be lost in transit.

Written applications quoting the relevant reference number should be addressed to:

People ServicesOR emailed to

Kellie Whitburn

RMIT University

City Campus

P.O. Box 188

Carlton South VIC 3053

Please endorse the envelope "APPLICATION - CONFIDENTIAL"

JOB APPLICATION SHEET

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Position Description

Educational Development Support Officer

Business Online

RMIT BusinessPosition Title: Educational Development Support Officer

1.POSITION SUMMARY

Position Title: / Educational Development Support Officer
Position Number: / 50006205
Time Fraction: / 0.6 (3 days per week)
Tenure Status: / Fixed-term to 30/6/02
Classification: / HEW 4
Salary Range: / $34, 164 - $36,977 p.a.

Section

Faculty/Group:

/ Business

School/Department/Branch:

/ Business Online

Campus Location:

/ Based at the City campus but may be required to work at other campuses of the University and in offshore programs offered by the Faculty.

2.THE UNIVERSITY

RMIT University is a multi-level dual sector education, training and research service organisation, offering programs ranging from certificate level vocational programs through tailored programs for industry and community clients, to post-graduate research programs. The University has several companies which are responsible for commercial activities relating to the University’s core functions.

The University’s goal is to create and sustain a distinctive world-class university at the forefront of technical and professional education and real-world research, through continuous improvement and with all staff committed to quality management processes. As a world-class university, RMIT will be recognised as a leader in its teaching and learning processes, research activities and community services.

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3.RMIT BUSINESS

RMIT Business is one of the largest Business Schools in Australia and is based at 239 Bourke Street in Melbourne’s Central Business District. Established in 1944 it is now the largest Faculty at RMIT University with around 480 staff working with approximately 19,500 students in Australia and overseas. RMIT Business earns almost three-quarters of its annual revenue from non-Government sources and is highly entrepreneurial and outward looking in its vision.

Its strategic priorities for the next five years are:

• Developing of staff capabilities
• Electronic work and educational environment
• Flexible education
• Partnerships with industry and government
• Effective Faculty management

RMIT Business consists of five Schools, two Research Centres (Transport Research Centre and the Centre for Quality Management Research) and the Office of the Dean.

The Schools represent major discipline groupings within the Faculty:

• School of Accounting & Law
• School of Business Information Technology
• School of Economics & Finance
• School of Management
• School of Marketing

Each School offers a comprehensive and seamless range of education and training from short courses and certificates through to research higher degrees. All courses, including Vocational Education and Training programs (VET), are available to Australian and International students, either in Victoria or at various overseas locations.

RMIT Business prides itself on its educational contribution to the global business community. Its Melbourne campus is a popular destination for international students and the Faculty is involved in educational partnerships in a range of countries throughout South East Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. A wide range of offshore degree programs, including articulation arrangements, is offered in collaboration with local institutions.

RMIT Business aims to be accessible to a diverse range of communities, including those that are geographically isolated. To this end it has developed a number of new initiatives, including a new Bachelor of Commerce degree which will be delivered entirely “On-Line”. Innovation and Entrepreneurship are at the forefront of the RMIT Business strategy for the future.

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RMIT Business OnLine

RMIT Business On-line is one of five key Groups located in the Office of the Dean RMIT Business.

RMIT Business On-Line will provide a high quality, monitored and continuously improved services to students and staff in the areas of student support, information technology and on line teaching and learning support. The quality of these services is critical to the on going success of the Faculty and will differentiate RMIT Business in an increasingly competitive market place.

Specific objectives include;

• Manage and improve the student - RMIT relationship interface across a range of on-line activities and providing an integrated client relationship.
• Develop a Faculty IT strategy addressing the requirements of our Teaching and Learning and Research Investment Strategies, and supporting the strategic directions of the Faculty.
• Provision of quality IT teaching and staff computing facilities and, with the assistance of the Manager, Teaching & Learning Online, the implementation and management of ITAP/ LTS activities/ initiatives and responsible for management of associated budgets.
• Manage student related services including those which are provided /undertaken through computer technology.

The Group has three main Units each of which has a strategic and operational focus. These areInformation Technology Services, Online Teaching and Learning, and the

Client Services Unit.

Information Technology Services Unit

The IT Unit will provide strategic advice regarding hardware and software solutions to assist in implementation of the Faculty IT strategic plan. Provision of quality IT and Audio Visual facilities, together with customer focused IT and Audio visual services for both staff and students will be a critical function of the Unit.

Online Teaching and Learning Unit will work with guidance from Learning Technology Services and in conjunction with staff from the Associate Dean Academic Services. The group will provide strategic advice and direction regarding current and future trends in online learning and teaching practice. Operational activities include provision of educational design and production support to staff in schools, address the initiatives of ETEC IT, liaise with LTS and working with ITAP budget.

Client Services Unit will work closely with Schools and the two other groups in the Unit to implement the Faculty Client Relationship Management strategy. Operationally the group will be responsible for Faculty based student support services and student relationship management.

4.JOB SUMMARY

This position has been created to assist the Educational Design Team implement RMIT Business’s strategic program development agenda, to achieve its first semester 2002 targets.

The Educational Development Support Officer is responsible for providing administrative support to the Educational Design Team, including tasks associated with program development, permissions and copyright issues, and web design.

5.REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

The position reports through the Team Leader, Educational Design to the Manager, Online Teaching and Learning, RMIT Business Online.

(An Organisational Chart is attached)

6.SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

Position Accountabilities

6.1To work with the Instructional Design team assisting with the development of the first semester 2002 online programs: assist with courseware development, content construction, using web technologies where required. Working with academics and providing a broad range of skills to respond to the development team’s requirements.

6.2To assist with the implementation of EQA procedures and processes by ensuring guidelines are adhered and the processes of documentation, recording and archiving are effectively implemented.

6.3To support the Teaching and Learning Unit with activities leading towards the implementation of the University and Faculty Teaching and Learning Strategic priorities. This might include testing products and course structures, content editing, monitoring courseware within web environments, and assisting the course teams and academics to manage and maintain courseware within the DLS.

6.4To provide proof reading and editing services as required to support online delivery development.

6.5To collaborate with members of the program development teams and educational development and production staff on projects undertaken by RMIT Business Online’s Teaching and Learning Educational Design Team.

6.6To provide administrative support for online development projects as required.

Corporate Accountabilities

6.7To contribute to the strategic direction setting and policy making processes of the University and the Section by participating in key Group, Section and University forums and undertaking specific Section level project/tasks.

Personal Development

6.7To assume joint responsibility for career development by actively participating in various activities (mentoring, job rotation, secondments and joint group projects) and producing a jointly agreed development plan identifying key areas which will assist in your personal and professional development. These activities should be consistent with the Group’s Strategic Goals.

Occupational Health & Safety

In order to comply with Occupational Health & Safety Legislation, each employee is required to:

• Adopt work practices that support the OH & S policy
• Take reasonable care for his/her own health and safety and that of others in the workplace that may be affected by their actions
• Participate in meetings, fire drills, training and other OH & S activities
• Use equipment in compliance with relevant guidelines
• Ensure that all incidents, hazardous conditions or injuries are reported immediately to the supervisor or relevant authority.

7.QUALIFICATIONS

A tertiary qualification in education or communication, OR experience in education and training and online learning development environment.

8.KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

8.1Demonstrated ability in the provision of effective and efficient administrative support, including the maintenance of procedures and systems.

8.2Demonstrated ability to create and maintain online content, using a range of web authoring and graphic tools.

8.3Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to program teams, academics and external agencies.

8.4Demonstrated ability in interpreting and implementing policy.

8.5Proven ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision on designated projects and to work cooperatively as a team member.

8.6Demonstrated capacity to plan and manage work and production schedules to tight timelines.

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