Senior Learning Designer (Remote)

• Full time role $120,158 to $135,841. p.a (commensurate with skills and experience) plus superannuation
• Term contract until 30 June 2026
• Flexible / Hybrid / Work from home (Australia-wide)

Are you…

• An experienced adult learning designer who thrives on making complex ideas accessible?
• A creative collaborator who is ready to champion the needs of learners?
• Connected with a strong working knowledge of Australia’s education and/or ECEC sectors?
• looking to join a team of dedicated professionals all passionate about improving education outcomes using evidence?

AERO particularly welcomes applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

How to apply? – Respectfully, no agencies please.

Please Submit

• a resume and a cover letter describing your interest in and suitability for the role addressing the Skills and Experience below.
• a brief (approx.150 words) response to the following question: What approaches do you use to ensure that materials you develop are relevant for their intended audience Describe an example of how you’ve applied these approaches.?

If you reside in Australia and are an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have unrestricted work rights in Australia, and believe you meet the requirements of the role, we’d love to hear from you by 11.59pm Sunday 24 November 2024 (AEDT).

Please only apply for this role if you already have current work rights in Australia. Appointments are subject to a National Criminal Record Check (NCRC) and having or obtaining a current valid working with children check (WWCC).

Be part of Australia’s new education research organisation

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is Australia’s national education evidence body. AERO is working towards excellent and equitable outcomes for all children and young people by generating and making high-quality evidence accessible, and enhancing the use of evidence in Australian education.

AERO is bringing together people who are passionate about evidence-informed policy and practice for schools and early childhood services. Our team is collegial, creative and committed to fulfilling AERO’s potential to make an impact. We value agile thinkers who can help shape AERO as a new, dynamic organisation, and team players who enjoy working across projects and in diverse, interdisciplinary teams. Many of our people have ongoing connections to research, policy and practice organisations, helping us to bridge the gap between evidence generation and translation.

For more information about AERO, please see https://edresearch.edu.au.

Support the development of evidence-based content;

The Senior Learning Designer will be part of a new Learning Design team, using their skills and experience in adult learning best practice to design and develop professional learning products for school and ECEC leaders, teachers and educators.

Accountabilities

• Design professional learning products that help educational professionals in school and ECEC settings to implement evidence-based practices.
• Work with subject matter experts and AERO publications and communications teams to ensure a consistent user experience across AERO professional learning products.
• Develop and undertake quality assurance activities, including user testing, to inform product development and design and ensure deliverables are of a high standard.
• Provide strategic advice to inform the design of learning products across the organisation.

Essential Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Degree level qualification in education, learning/instructional design, educational psychology, or another relevant discipline.

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive experience in all aspects of designing learning products for adults, with a strong knowledge of evidence-based approaches for designing effective learning.
• Experience in user-centred design processes for learning products, including developing and leading user testing.
• Experience, and/or knowledge, of the complexities of schools and/or early education and care settings, including working with teachers and educators in these environments.
• Experience in making complex information accessible to audiences with varying degrees of background knowledge, including through the development of visual representations.

Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with an ability to translate technical and complex information for audiences with a range of learning needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including subject matter experts and production teams.

If you require any additional information to above or have technical difficulties applying, please contact: recruitment@edresearch.edu.au. Please do not send applications to this email address, apply through advert.