Job Description Role purpose: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of academic courses as “products “from concept, design and build through governance approval, launch, and continuous improvement, ensuring quality, compliance, and strong student outcomes. Support Course Advisory Committees (CACs) and act as Secretary to ensure industry input is captured, actions are tracked, and recommendations are translated into approved course improvements. About you: You’re an organised and proactive professional who enjoys taking ownership and driving outcomes. You’re confident managing projects end-to-end, working with a range of stakeholders, and turning feedback and ideas into clear, practical improvements that make a real difference for students. Key responsibilities: Product leadership and portfolio planning Own and maintain the course/product roadmap aligned to organisational strategy, student needs, and market/industry requirements. Define product requirements for new courses and enhancements (value proposition, target cohort, delivery model, resourcing, implementation impacts). Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure course positioning and documentation are accurate and consistent across channels. Course development and continuous improvement Lead new course development, course renewals, and major course changes, ensuring alignment of learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessment. Oversee development/refinement of course structure, unit outlines, assessment strategy, rubrics, marking guides, moderation approach, and delivery guidance. Ensure learning and assessment design supports academic integrity, accessibility, and a strong student experience. Drive structured review cycles using data (student feedback, outcomes, progression/attrition trends, assessment results, complaints/appeals themes). Project management (end-to-end delivery) Lead end-to-end project management for course initiatives including scope, schedule, resourcing, dependencies, risks, milestones, and deliverables. Develop and maintain project plans, stage-gates, RACI/roles, and regular status reporting. Coordinate contributions from academic SMEs, delivery teams, learning design, quality/compliance, operations, and student support to ensure feasibility and readiness. Establish and manage a stage-gate process (e.g., Discovery/Concept → Design → Build → Internal QA → CAC Review → Academic Board → Implementation → Post-launch Review). Governance, approvals, and compliance (CACs and Academic Board) Manage the end-to-end approvals pathway for new courses and major course changes through relevant committees/boards. Prepare governance/approval packs (rationale/business case, course structure, learning outcomes, assessment approach, mapping, compliance checks, risk, resourcing and implementation plan). Track committee feedback, coordinate revisions, and manage re-submission to secure approvals on time. Maintain audit-ready evidence: version control, approvals register, decision logs, and implementation sign-off documentation. Course Advisory Committees (CACs) - Secretary Maintain CAC Terms of Reference, membership register, and annual meeting schedule. Work with the CAC Chair to set meeting priorities and ensure evidence-based discussion. Prepare and collate the required reports/ documents for the committee. Prepare and circulate agenda packs and papers (course performance, feedback, risks, proposed changes). Act as CAC Secretary: record minutes, decisions, recommendations, and action items; distribute minutes/outcomes within agreed timeframes. Maintain a CAC action register; follow up action owners, monitor progress, and escalate overdue/high-risk items. Translate CAC recommendations into course change proposals and governance submissions. Implementation and stakeholder communication Ensure approved changes are implemented accurately across delivery and systems (LMS, handbooks/course pages, admissions rules, assessment schedules and operational processes). Communicate changes clearly to delivery teams and relevant business units to support consistent implementation. Provide regular reporting to the Provost on portfolio performance, project progress, risks, and decisions required. Key deliverables : Course/product roadmap and prioritised development backlog Project plans, stage-gate schedules, and status reports Course and unit documentation (final, version-controlled) CAC ToR, annual schedule, agenda packs, minutes, recommendations summary, action register Academic Board submission packs, approvals register, decision log Implementation checklist and post-launch review report Continuous improvement register and course review reports
