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Education Manager

Private Glenroy VIC 3046

Contract Full time
Base pay
$100,000 - $110,000

Key points we found

  • Provide strategic direction and operational governance for the education portfolio.
  • Oversee educational operations, policy governance, and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead the development of training programs and manage educational projects.

About us

As a a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), we offer over 32 nationally recognised courses across trade, occupation - specific and short - term programs. With more than 2,500 students nurtured and over 8,000 certificates awarded, we are committed to delivering high - quality, accessible vocational education. Our training is industry - approved, ASQA - regulated, and designed to support students from all backgrounds—including career changers and mature‑age learners.

About the opportunity

This senior leadership role is responsible for providing strategic direction, executive support and operational governance for the organisation’s education portfolio. The Education Manager will oversee all core educational operations, policy governance and regulatory compliance for the RTO.

Responsibilities

  1. Provide high-level strategic advice to the director on vocational education strategy, regulatory compliance and emerging training sector trends.
  2. Establish formal educational policies, monitor their effective implementation, and oversee the delivery of performance plans and comprehensive quality assurance frameworks.
  3. Oversee the complete delivery of training programs to ensure all organisational KPIs including student enrolment rates, course completion rates and student satisfaction are achieved.
  4. Conduct regular performance reviews of training programs, analyse student data, and provide evidence-based recommendations to enhance course structure and delivery.
  5. Develop and administer the annual budget for the education division, monitor cash flow, implement cost management strategies and ensure sound financial governance for all training activities.
  6. Lead the development of professional teaching and learning proposals, formal reports, compliance submissions and all associated portfolio documentation.
  7. Manage major strategic educational projects and innovation initiatives aimed at improving educational quality and learner outcomes.

Skills and Qualification

  1. Formal tertiary qualification in Education Management or a comparable recognised qualification.
  2. Minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience holding an Education Manager position.
  3. Demonstrated leadership experience managing education teams and educational operations.
  4. Experience in evaluating training program performance and implementing continuous improvement measures.
  5. Competence in designing and developing high-quality, innovative training and assessment curricula.
  6. Superior interpersonal communication proficiency and proven ability to produce high-standard written documents for executive use.

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Skills
Budget management
Curriculum Design
Educational policy development
Financial Management
Leadership
Regulatory Compliance
Stakeholder Engagement
Strategic Planning
Training program evaluation

More details
Expiring date
18 Jul 2026
Date posted
18 Jun 2026
Category
Education, Training & Childcare
Occupation
Teacher - Tertiary
Contract type
Contract
Work type
Full time
Job mode
Standard/Business Hours
Industry
Education and Training
Sector
Privately held company
Desired education level
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree
Company size
201 to 1000

Private

201 to 1000
Company size
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