About the Organisation

This peak body is Australia’s largest for its health discipline, representing health professionals nationally. Recently, they have undergone a phase of strong growth in their membership base and an expanding professional development offering and events calendar. Their vision is for high quality, accessible, timely care for all Australians within their speciality field, and their purpose is to lead and strengthen the profession.

About the Role

Reporting to the CEO, the General Manager – Education is a key part of the leadership team and works closely with the senior leadership team. You will also liaise across the academic sector and allied health sector broadly to ensure the peak body remains at the forefront of contemporary, relevant and evidence based professional development for their speciality in Australia.

The role will oversee the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program which is provided for members and the broader profession. Working with a small team of specialists, the role will be responsible for the Education strategy which includes the design, planning, implementation and ongoing improvement cycle of the CPD program. This program currently includes a suite of online courses, webinars, events, conferences, career framework credentialing, and other educational resources. You will lead your team to apply an evidence-based approach to review, design and implement the CPD program.

Key responsibilities:

• In collaboration with CEO and leadership team, lead the development of the education strategy including a review of the current CPD resources and services.
• Work closely across Membership,–Advocacy, Partnership and Marketing to ensure the CPD program is developed with close connection to member needs and the broader needs for the profession.
• Work closely with the events team to develop conference, seminar and other event programs to meet the needs of the audience and the purpose of the event.
• Build and foster effective partnerships with stakeholders such as other NGOs, government, health care providers, universities, suppliers and commercial partners to ensure opportunities for CPD are contemporary, evidence based and maximised for the benefit of members and the profession.
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing team to ensure CPD opportunities are appropriately communicated to members and broader audiences.
• Analyse relevant data to identify priority professional development areas for the member and the profession.
• Develop, implement and monitor the quality control framework to ensure all CPD content meets ours and the consumers expectations.

About You

• 5+ years in a similar role with experience in developing and implementing a successful CPD program ideally in the health sector.
• Experience managing and leading a small team working in a hybrid face to face and remote environment.
• Highly experienced in the application of evidence-based practice and research (ideally in health)
• Experience working in the Allied Health sector
• Experience within a member or customer centric organisation.
• Experience in the development and/or maintenance of credentialled career pathways.

For enquiries, please call 0483 918 526 for a confidential discussion.