EWB has been working with university, industry, and community partners to deliver unique, impactful learning experiences for over a decade. Participants in EWB education and training programs develop understanding of the social, cultural, global, and environmental responsibilities of professional engineers along with the skills required to act on this responsibility. We believe that by equipping members of the technical-engineering sector with the awareness, knowledge, and skills need to support sustainable development, we will see a fundamental shift in the capacity of the engineering sector to support positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes with communities.

The EWB Education Program Coordinator is part of the EWB Education and Learning team, and works closely with program leads to deliver quality learning experiences to ensure effective program management. The role is responsible for supporting the administration and delivery of core EWB programs including the EWB Challenge Series and Immersive Study Tours, alongside EWB’s growing suite of training offerings.

This role is suited to someone at a graduate level or early in their professional career, excited by the opportunity to play a key role in equipping the engineering sector with the skills and capacity required to lead positive change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that organisations and individual participants in EWB Education programs experience a seamless application and onboarding process using documented EWB systems.
• Supporting the participant learning journey through EWB programs through the coordination of core programmatic activities including stakeholder meetings, guest presentations, and workshops.
• Supporting the management and continual improvement of EWB’s program management systems including the EWB Challenge Series website, Salesforce, and the e-learning platform LearningX.
• Supporting the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data which demonstrates the impact of EWB’s Education programs so that EWB is continually learning and reporting on our work.
• Ensuring the planning and implementation of events within the Education team are executed on-time and on-budget, and deliver meaningful and measurable outcomes for all stakeholders.
• Supporting the logistics for education and training programs.

Selection Criteria

You will have demonstrated success in and/or proven knowledge in:

• Efficient, collaborative project management
• Engineering, sustainability, appropriate technology or development practice
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Working in teams as a proactive contributor and systems-thinker
• Effective use of knowledge management tools such as Box, SalesForce, and Slack
• Developing and delivering clear, engaging workshops or presentations to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities

Previous experience with EWB is desirable but not required.

This role will require you to:

• Be confident working in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environments;
• Contribute learning, ideas, feedback, and knowledge across the EWB team;
• Seek opportunities to learn and grow through working within a values-driven, impact-oriented organisation
• Find inspiration in the potential of the EWB’s vision, strategy, values and our programs;
• Proactively engage with a wide range of stakeholders and appropriately identify and respond to the opportunities and challenges presented;

Engineers Without Borders Australia:

• Actively encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People to apply.
• Celebrates diversity and supports an inclusive workplace. Please contact us to discuss any personal assistance required to complete this application.
• Can only support the applications of Australian and New Zealand citizens, permanent residents, or those with existing working rights in Australia.

EWB adheres to statutory laws in Australia and foreign countries regarding child exploitation, child pornography and the abuse of children. We are committed to the protection of children from all forms of harm. You will be required to sign a Child Protection Code of Conduct and provide a Working with Children’s Check and a Federal Police check prior to commencement.

EWB Australia upholds the right of all people to live a life free from sexual violence, exploitation, and harassment regardless of their gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or nationality.

EWB has zero-tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) of any kind. We recognise that some individuals within communities may be more vulnerable to SEAH, including; children and vulnerable adults. We are committed to creating a safe and supportive environment that safeguards all the people we work with, and the communities we work for.

A position description is attached.