Teach For Australia would like to acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of the lands throughout Australia. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Australia’s first peoples.

• Opportunity to work with an engaged community of educators - working to close the education gap
• Flexible work practices, including the option to work from home
• Allowance and time off work for professional development
• Join us in our commitment and vision for Reconciliation, in a space where we learn and grow together

About Teach For Australia

Our vision is an Australia where education gives every child greater choice for their future. The mission is to grow a community of leaders committed to equity for children and young people, by recruiting and developing exceptional people to teach and lead across Australian schools.

About the Position

The Learning Design and Delivery Project Lead is responsible for the end-to-end project and event management of learning events delivered as part of Teach For Australia’s Leadership Development Program (LDP). The LDP includes intensive-style events delivered annually at regional and national levels, in-person and virtually.

A specific focus is on managing the delivery of a national intensive event across November—December every year (National Initial Intensive). This role will work across teams to ensure that Teach For Australia delivers high-quality and cost-effective learning. This role will also help drive team knowledge management processes and ensure robust documentation across all learning events.

Please note: the successful applicant will be expected to be able to work from November - December.

About You

Essential:

• Proficient knowledge and experience in project or event management and implementation of tasks requiring strong organisational skills and long-term planning.
• Experience in long-term project management with numerous complex elements, stakeholders, and resource planning.
• Experience working to tight deadlines and managing multiple work streams.

Desirable:

• Prior experience and engagement with the Teach For Australia program or other Teach For All programs, as a participant, staff member, or stakeholder working in another capacity.

Key Accountabilities

Participant Learning Events:

• Lead end-to-end project and event management of national and regional learning events, including the National Initial Intensive.
• Design processes for and manage the logistics and communication for multiple stakeholders for in-person and virtual events.
• Coordinate delivery of annual school practicum experience during November and December in collaboration with teams nationwide.
• Coordinate and manage the delivery of all learning events within the allocated budget.
• Oversee delivery logistics and troubleshoot live risks and issues.

Knowledge Management:

• Oversee implementation of relevant policies and update policies and procedures as required.
• Design processes for and implement team knowledge management structures.
• Collaborate across TFA teams to facilitate a cohesive Associate journey across the two-year Leadership Development Program.

Please Note

• This role has flexibility to be remote so candidates from other locations in Australia will be considered.
• This role is a Parental leave cover until September 2024

Teach For Australia encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

Please note, we will be running a rolling recruitment process, so please do not wait with your application. Apply via the link with your CV.

All enquiries can be directed to [email protected] using the subject line: Learning Design and Delivery Project Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs. Please note that you must have the appropriate right to work in Australia in order to be eligible for this role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a National Police Clearance, and obtain a valid Working With Children Check. For more information about Teach For Australia and its impact on educational disadvantage, please visit https://teachforaustralia.org/.