Senior Learning Designer

The Senior Learning Designer role is responsible for the co-design and development of assessment tasks as well as related activities and strategies.

• Join a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic team designing and developing high quality learning experiences for students.
• Collaborative, innovative and supportive work environment.
• The position is located at our Footscray Park Campus and hybrid working arrangements available (3 days in the office + 2 days work from home)

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan : Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers "Thriving place to Study and Work" will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

The Assessment Refresh Project is a major strategic initiative at Victoria University, designed to revitalise assessment practice across Higher Education and TAFE. It delivers on a key institutional commitment outlined in the University's Generative AI Action Plan submitted to TEQSA, ensuring a rigorous and future-focused response to the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI. The project embeds secure, authentic assessments that assure student learning outcomes, while also supporting students to develop Gen AI literacy through well-designed open, formative tasks. The project strengthens the integrity of assessment, improves the scaffolding of student learning across courses, and supports graduate readiness for an AI-integrated, rapidly evolving professional environment. 

About the Role:

The Senior Learning Designer role focuses on the collaborative design and development of assessment tasks as well as related activities and strategies for blended and online learning delivery as part of the Assessment Refresh strategic project and Core Business operations.

The role also contributes to the broader curriculum development and learner experience in a variety of programs with the focus on academic integrity, integration of AI and GenAI in learning contexts and enhancement of graduate employment outcomes.

It is part of the Assessment Refresh Project and reports to the Manager of Learning Design. The position works collaboratively with academic and teaching teams as well as other stakeholders. 

This is a fixed-term position (12 months) at a HEW 8, $110,100 - $123,987 classification working 36.75 hours per week over a definite contract period (with the possibility of extension).

An example of your responsibilities or duties you may perform will include:

• Designing and developing assessments, related activities and strategies for delivery in various modes including blended and online in the VU Block model.
• Contributing to the Assessment Refresh strategic project (for details, refer to major tasks and accountabilities section in the position description).

About You:

You will have experience as a learning designer working in the delivery of learning in tertiary education and/or other areas in the sector. You will be highly self-motivated, knowledgeable about the evidence and practice of learning and assessment design and have a strong attention to detail. You will be curious, collaborative, and willing to innovate but also aware of the need to rely on evidence and acknowledged best practice. You will have experience and knowledge of embedding AI and GenAI in a variety of learning and teaching contexts.

In return you would be part of being an incredibly innovative University working with a supportive team of teachers, academics, and professional staff. You would work with a friendly and collaborative team with wide ranging expertise across all areas of digital learning. Your work would be expected to scale up across the University and would directly improve the learning experience of many students. You would be a key part of important strategic initiatives such as the University's course and assessment reform initiatives.

How to Apply:

To view a copy of the position description, please click SENIOR LEARNING DESIGNER:  

Your application must include: 

• A cover letter,
• Your curriculum vitae/resume, 
• Your responses to the Key Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description  
• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Application Closing Date: Friday October 31 at 11:59 PM AEST
 

Who Do You Contact?

For further information relating to the position, please contact Mr Mark Smithers, Director Digital Learning ) 

Our Commitment to Protecting Country: 

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. 

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.