Full time, fixed term for 12 months Be valued for your knowledge in higher education and curriculum quality and sustainability Base Salary $150,628 17% superannuation About the opportunity The DVC Education portfolio is seeking a motivated and self-driven Project Specialist, Curriculum Quality and Sustainability to support a major University reform. This role is a great opportunity to help lead the implementation of the University’s Teaching and Learning Strategy and contribute to lasting improvements in curriculum design, quality, and sustainability. Working with the Associate Director, Education (Strategy), you will help shape a high-quality, future-focused curriculum that delivers better outcomes for students and staff. In this role, you will: provide advice to project teams and senior leaders on curriculum strategy and operations collaborate with academic and professional staff across faculties and central teams support scalable and consistent approaches to curriculum design and management drive continuous improvement in curriculum quality and assurance. Your key responsibilities will be to: lead curriculum assessment and analysis to ensure alignment with quality and sustainability principles, and institutional reform goals providing evidence-based advice to project teams and faculties to support best practice in curriculum design and management offer high-level guidance on process design to enable the effective integration of technology and the successful delivery of strategic initiatives work with stakeholders to build strong partnerships that support collaboration and the effective uptake of strategic initiatives manage people, budgets, systems, and tools to ensure efficient and high-quality service delivery support and guide team members to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and strategic alignment oversee staff performance, development, and career progression in line with operational needs manage risk and maintain a safe, compliant and supportive working environment aligned with University policies. About you You will be someone who: is passionate about education reform and achieving better student outcomes has strong analytical and problem-solving skills and can think strategically and exercise sound judgement has excellent project management capabilities, with a record of delivering complex initiatives on time and to a high standard demonstrates strong negotiation, relationship-building and influencing skills to build trust and drive change understands education policy, governance, systems and decision-making in a university or public sector context. Sponsorship / work rights for Australia Work Rights: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Pre-employment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion , evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People , women , people living with a disability , people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds , and those who identify as LGBTIQ . We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion . How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Tooba Fida, Recruitment Operations by email to tooba.fida@sydney.edu.au © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Tuesday 15 July 2025 11:59 PM
