Associate Director, Learning Ecosystem

**Title**: Associate Director, Learning Ecosystem
**Division**:Information Technology Services
**Classification**:ANU Senior Manager 2
**Salary package**: Competitive remuneration package including 17% superannuation
**Term**: Full Time, Fixed term (up to 12 months)
**Location**: Canberra (opportunity for flexible working)
**Closing Date**: 30 September 2024
- Make a difference to the national mission of our world-leading University, its students and staff.
- Enjoy workplace flexibility and be part of a supportive team.
- Use your negotiation and relationship skills to contribute to the delivery of a high-profile program.

**About the Role**
The Learning Ecosystem Team within the Learning and Teaching Stream is seeking an Associate Director, Learning Ecosystems. This role will play a role in developing the Digital Learning Ecosystem as part of the ANU Digital Master Plan, working across a team providing leadership and expertise to ensure we achieve the highest standards and current best practice in digital learning and assessment.

As the Associate Director, Learning Ecosystems you play a key role in defining the scope key initiatives and ensuring the solutions developed are fit for purpose and directly contribute to delivering the benefits that directly contribute towards achieving the University’s strategic objectives in the Learning and Teaching environment.

Key Duties:

- Lead a team in the collection and analysis of educational data to inform the development of the learning and teaching ecosystem.
- Facilitate the development of strategic plans; project scopes; objectives and deliverables; and partnership agreements, ensuring legal compliance including contract management and procurement, as appropriate.

**About You**
- Postgraduate qualifications and demonstrated extensive experience in education and/or information technology, or a combination of qualifications and experience.
- Demonstrated experience at a senior management level, with proven ability to provide strategic and operational leadership to digitally focused teams.
- Pedagogical expertise and a background in digital learning design.
- Significant experience with interactive learning environments, learning management systems, and educational technology, as well as experience leading institution-wide technology procurement and implementation efforts.

**About Us**
ANU is home to some of the most remarkable people from across the world: visionaries, influential leaders, researchers and advocates creating impact and change nationally, regionally and globally. ANU attracts exceptional staff and students and, through education and enrichment programs, helps them to achieve ambitious goals, and pursue brilliant careers. Ranked in the top 30 universities globally, the first Australian university to be recognised in this elite tier, ANU continues to be an academic resource for the whole of Australia.

About ITS: Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers digital solutions that enable the Australian National University to achieve its strategic goals: a student experience equal to the world’s best, and research that transforms society and creates national capability. ITS is responsible for the University’s digital ecosystem and is leading the delivery of the Digital Master Plan, a 10-year strategic roadmap for the transformation of the University’s digital capability.

Digital Transformation: Informed by extensive consultation with ANU students and staff, the ANU Digital Master Plan (DMP) is a 10-year vision to transform the way our University does business - how we work and think. Our digital future will transform the experience of ANU for our students, researchers, academics, professional staff and the wider community, and we are seeking great people to be a part of this history-making journey.

Our Campus: The University's Acton campus is in the heart of Canberra. From here it's an easy walk, bike ride or drive to some of Australia's most significant political and cultural institutions including Australian Parliament House. You'll find all the conveniences of a small suburb including cafes, bars, supermarkets, childcare centres, a newsagency, post office and even a medical centre right on campus The Acton Campus is well renowned for its landscape setting, with over 10,000 trees and a commitment to maintenance of open space. It's 'park like' environment is a feature that is internationally recognised.

**What we can offer you**
Our staff enjoy some amazing employee benefits:

- ANU offers competitive remuneration packages including 17% superannuation and regular increases.
- We support flexible and hybrid working, with access to our beautiful, green campus.
- We offer discounted study, with 75% off ANU courses for staff and 25% for your spouse and children (see eligibility).
- We have many professional development initiatives including training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities.
- We have on-site Gyms with staff discounts as well