Academic (Financial Services & International)

**26 days' Annual leave, including 1 for your birthday and 2 days' of Wellbeing leave**:

- **Permanent full-time position based in Sydney**:

- **We value a positive and supportive work environment**

**Role**

Join us at Kaplan Professional as an Academic (Financial Services & International). In this role, you will lead and contribute to the development, review, and evaluation of learning and assessment materials across Higher Education (HE), Vocational Education (VE), Continuing Education (CE), International, Non-award, and bespoke programs.

**Responsibilities**
- Write and update content outlines and briefs which include learning outcomes, overview of content components, external references and reading lists.
- Research and write high quality content with reference to relevant and appropriate source materials supplemented by industry expertise
- Ensure all feedback from students, Course Coordinators, assessors/tutors, benchmarking activities and other sources is incorporated into content where appropriate.
- Ensure content is developed at appropriate AQF level or competencies as appropriate.
- Identify appropriate industry and academic experts with appropriate qualifications and experience to use in video/audio interviews.
- Write scripts, present to camera and record voice-overs for videos and motion graphics.
- Collaborate with Multimedia Producers and/or Instructional Designers on the production of multimedia artefacts such as motion graphics, infographics etc.
- 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.
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the Australian financial services landscape, as well as the financial advice sector across international markets, particularly within the Asia Pacific region and New Zealand.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant postgraduate qualification e.g. Applied Finance, Economics, Financial Advice, Commerce, Law
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in the financial services 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
- Knowledge in financial advice and experience in international markets, particularly Asia Pacific
- 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
- Demonstrated ability to engage in a professional manner with both internal and external stakeholders

**_ Applications close 5th February 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.

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