Academic (Financial Advice)

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the financial advice profession
• 26 days' of Annual Leave - including 1 for your birthday, and 2 days' of Wellbeing Leave
• We value a positive and supportive work environment
• Permanent full-time position based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

Role

Are you a skilled and dynamic academic with a background in financial advice?

We're looking for an Academic (Financial Advice) to help develop engaging, multimedia learning content and assessments across Higher Education (HE), Vocational Education (VE), and Continuing Education (CE) programs.  

You will contribute to Higher Education, Vocational Education, Continuing Education, and bespoke training programs, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and aligned with industry standards.  Working autonomously within a collaborative team, you will engage with Multimedia Teams, External Writers, and Industry Experts to create and enhance learning materials that shape the future of financial advice education.  This role is ideal for an Academic with industry experience or Financial Adviser looking to apply their industry expertise in an education-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Write and update all course content including: content outlines and briefs which includes learning outcomes, topics and digital modules, assessments and reading lists.
• Complete relevant governance documentation related to subject creation and updates, including assessment and curriculum mapping.
• Ensure all feedback from students, assessors/tutors, benchmarking activities and other sources is incorporated into content where appropriate.
• Write and develop multimedia content in collaboration with Multimedia Producers to rigorous technical, intellectual and academic standards.
• Ensure content is developed at appropriate AQF level or competencies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Instructional Designers and Multimedia Producers and provide final content sign-off.
• Identify appropriate industry and academic experts with appropriate qualifications and experience to use in video interviews.
• Write scripts, present to camera and record voice-overs for videos and motion graphics.
• Collaborate with Multimedia Producers and/or external production company in the production of video content.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of the financial advice sector, current issues, legislation and regulations.
• Regularly consult with technical experts and industry practitioners relevant to financial advice.
• Participate in internal governance committees in accordance with the Academic Quality and Governance Framework.
• Comply with the relevant expectations of external stakeholders including government regulatory bodies such as ASQA and TEQSA, as well as with external and professional bodies and associations.

Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification in Financial Advice (essential)
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the financial advice industry (essential) 
• Minimum of 3 years experience in learning design and delivery within higher education and/or vocational education environments (essential)
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end multimedia educational content development including scoping outlines, learning outcomes, writing assessments and creating learning artefacts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry/professional association codes
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements impacting the industry
• Proven ability to convey complex ideas in a user-friendly manner, utilising multimedia formats
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to meet tight production deadlines
• Ability to collaborate with Instructional Designers and Multimedia Producers in the production of multimedia content
• Experience with video, piece to camera (PTC), voice-overs (desirable)

Applications close 13th November 2025

Kaplan Professional 

Kaplan Professional is Australia's major provider of financial planning, applied finance, real estate, mortgage broking, insurance & leadership online higher education, vocational education and corporate courses and programs. Our Sydney office, by Wynyard station, comprises around 150 people who work in a range of professional and academic roles. We also have staff in other locations around Australia, both in office environments and working remotely. 

Background-Check Notice & Declaration

Kaplan and many of its major clients operate in highly regulated environments. This requires us to be proactive and diligent in relation to personnel background checks and to undertake thorough vetting of candidates for roles of this nature. To enable Kaplan to assess a candidate's suitability for this role, each candidate will be required to answer pre-screening questions, and, if you receive a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undertake the relevant background checks (unless Kaplan determines otherwise). These checks may include one or more of the following: verification of identity, working rights, criminal history, qualifications, and working with children clearance. If you are shortlisted, Kaplan will advise you which checks are required for this role and explain how you will undertake the checks. Kaplan is committed to handling your personal information appropriately. Please see the Privacy Policy at for information about how Kaplan may handle your personal information in connection with this application process. 

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