POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Position Title: Instructioner Designer Content Design and Development SYDNEY - ST Location: LEONARDS Director Content Design Reports To: and Development
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ID: CDD1150 Band: Band 5 Version: 1.0
The College of Law The College of Law Ltd (The College) is a company limited by guarantee and operates in the market of the post-tertiary educational and training for the Australasian legal profession. The company has separate colleges in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and New Zealand. The College Mission is to deliver innovative, practice-focussed legal education and training to enhance the careers of practising professionals across Australasia and its region. Our core competencies are the creation of high quality legal education courses, and the professional delivery of these courses. The College develops and delivers quality legal education via three streams: • Practical Legal Training (PLT) for law graduates to gain admission as a practising lawyer • Practitioner Education which includes award and non-award programs such as short courses for practising lawyers to maintain their career-long professional development through education and training; and • Masters and graduate diploma programs focusing on practical, applied law for practising lawyers wishing to improve their practice-related knowledge and skills
Content Design and Development The Design and Development Directorate leads the College of Law’s learning content and product development pipeline. The Directorate is responsible for managing product portfolio strategy, leading short and long-term planning for the College, and optimising operational execution within content development, production and commercialisation environments. The Directorate’s focus is to design and develop new, breakthrough learning content products and student experiences. The Directorate also develops and manages the new learning portal, content management system and library management system to empower students and users to engage with content in new ways, and seamlessly interact with lecturers/mentors/advisors/experts.
Purpose of position The purpose of this position is to design and develop high quality and scalable instructional learning content for the College of Law programs and offerings. A key component of this role will be providing instructional design consultation services to the College of Law business owners, academic staff and product development team. The role will also be the champion for the College "signature learning design".
Accountabilties Areas Educational Design and Curriculum Development
Key accountabilities - Consults and assists with planning and evaluating instructional design needs for new and existing programs - Coordinates instructional design activities for new product development - Provides assistance to academic staff and product development team in learning technology tools and methods, use of instructional software, and effective use of multimedia - Researches and make recommendations on educational best practices, instructional resources, instructional technologies to support teaching and learning - Designs and consults on the production of learning materials in a variety of formats including print, graphics, audio, video, animation and multimedia to support teaching and learning and information needs
Product Development
- Consults with business owners and product development staff on instructional design and learning objectives - Consults and assists in the development of instructional strategies, learning content, assessment techniques, and appropriate integration of instructional technologies and best practices - Consult and assist business owners and product development staff to evaluate feedback and incorporate into new product development activities
Training and Knowledge Development
- Designs and facilitates training sessions relating to instructional design, instructional technologies and educational best practices for internal stakeholders, academic and product development staff
Education/Qualifications - A tertiary qualification in education, learning technology or current study towards such a qualification - Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or equivalent
Experience, Skills and Attributes - Demonstrated experience and knowledge of adult learning principles - Demonstrated experience designing online synchronous and asynchronous programs - Ability to develop workflows and business procedures - Familiarity with current e-learning technologies, and the use of multimedia - Project management skills with demonstrated ability to plan, organise, prioritise and execute tasks under strict deadlines - Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills - Experience with product development life cycle and publishing workflows - Highly developed attention to detail - Outstanding written and verbal communication skills - Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office - Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team environment - Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions - Experience with industry standard learning management and content management systems
Position specific competencies Ability to Learn New Skills Tends to learn new skills quickly on his/her own AND apply them both quickly and effectively to work situations. This is in distinct contrast to those who struggle when asked to learn or embrace new skills, or who fail to quickly and proactively apply new skills back on the job. Application of New Skills Makes it a point to put new skills and knowledge to use on the job in a timely and effective manner. Applies new skills on the job before forgeting what was learned, and ensures that these skills are used to create a positive impact on a day-to-day basis. This is in direct contrast to those who delay efforts to apply new skills or knowledge or who allow themselves to get discouraged when new skills feel awkward or when they do not achieve immediate results. Such individuals typically fail to achieve the benefit of new skills and knowledge back on the job and frequently go back to their old ways of doing things. Being Persuasive and Convincing Is able to convince, inspire or motivate people to behave in a desired manner. Uses an appropriate mixture of facts, logic and enthusiasm to persuade the maximum number of people about the wisdom of following a particular course of action. Demonstrates confidence in the actions being advocated and acts in a way that demonstrates his or commitment and credibility. This is in contrast to those who fail to
demonstrate confidence in what they are advocating or recommending, fail to follow their own recommendations or are generally ineffective and unsuccessful in their efforts to inspire others to embrace a particular course of action. Building Organizational Commitment Demonstrates commitment, loyalty and appreciation for the organization. Conveys a high level of concern for the well-being of all employees, helping to ensure that both their needs and those of the organization are met. Consistently speaks highly of the organization, its employees and its mission. This is in distinct contrast to individuals who communicate a lack of pride or confidence in the organization, a lack of concern for the work/life balance of any of its employees, or a lack of loyalty or commitment to the continued success of the organization. Building Trust Builds and maintains trust with members of his or her team, as well as with stakeholders outside the team. Accomplishes this through open and honest communications and by following through on all commitments made. Has earned the respect of team members and other stakeholders. This contrasts with individuals who have not gained respect from team members and stakeholders because of their track record of not being reliable in fulfilling commitments and/or not communicating openly and/or honestly. Change Management Proactively assesses the need for change, seeing to it that appropriate resources are available to facilitate changes, considers factors that will support or hinder change initiatives, enthusiastically promotes change in terms of the the expected benefits, as well as removing or lowering the impact of potential obstacles. This is clearly different from those who tend to react to change and do so in a manner that reduces the probability that change will be successful. Communication Communicates effectively and appropriately. Uses good judgment as to what to communicate to whom as well as the best way to get that accomplished. Speaks in a clear and credible manner, selecting the right tone for the situation and audience. Listens to others and allows them to make their point. Company/Business Perspective Considers the needs and objectives of the business as a whole and is able to focus on priorities beyond his or her own or those of the immediate group. Conceptual Thinking Grasps concepts, patterns and underlying issues. Uses past experiences to help identify likely causes and solutions to problems that might otherwise seem to be unique events. Helps others see patterns and concepts by using examples and analogies that relate well to their own experience and current knowledge level. This is distinctly different from the behavior of those who struggle to see general concepts, patterns or key underlying themes and issues; who are unsuccessful in their efforts to identify similarities to previous experiences; and/or who use analogies or examples that are too obscure or that just fail to resonate with those who also need to understand key principles or insights. Coordinate and Collaborate Initiates or joins problem solving efforts and projects with other functions,
departments and units to address shared concerns and achieve needed results and consistently works to make these efforts productive. Creativity Applies creativity and originality in the work setting, when appropriate. Suggests or applies new ways of addressing ongoing work issues and challenges. Sees possibilities that others have not yet seen, or combines ideas and approaches suggested by others in a unique manner that results in breakthroughs and improvements. Understands when to be creative and when to stick with what exists now. Evaluating New Technologies Identifies the need for new technology, thoroughly assesses features, risks and benefits of alternatives, and matches new technologies to existing organizational skills and practices. Flexibility Adjusts quickly and effectively to changing conditions and demands. Discusses change as a necessary and inevitable aspect of organizational life as well as an opportunity to learn new things. Has a similar view and approach to potentially stressful situations. Invests personal energy toward accepting and adapting to change that others use toward resisting or resenting it. Innovative Thinking Looks out for new and innovative approaches that will improve efficiency. Embraces and champions new ideas and encourages others to do likewise. Recognizes and rewards people and teams who are creative and innovative. This is in sharp contrast to those who tend to embrace the status quo, struggle with new approaches and discourage others when they are creative and innovative in the pursuit of increased efficiency or effectiveness. Presentation Skills Comes across as confident and well-prepared when making group presentations. Makes effective use of visual aids or presentation software and looks at ease while handling questions from the audience. His/her presentations hold the audience's attention and tend to be the right length for the amount of information covered.
Behaviour Anchors The six behaviour anchors underpin the values and behaviours expected of employees of the College. 1 - Growth and Customer Focus Recognises that we need to think different in order to grow. Does a superb job for our customers every day in quality, delivery, value & technology. Understands the needs of the organisation and its customers (internal and external) and undertakes to provide a sound level of service, treating the customer with respect. Has the courage to say ‘no’. Interacts with the best interests of the organisation in mind. Supports the vision for growth (end state and how to get there) and works well with others to achieve the end state. 2 - Achieves Results
Takes accountability for the achievement of great results. Translates The College’s requirements into action. Comfortable in accepting accountability for self. Displays determination to undertake and complete activities. Employee displays adaptability and resilience to complete activities. Motivated and displays initiative. Results focused. 3 - Find better ways Optimises key processes by finding better ways to do things, more efficiently and more effectively in cooperation with others. Is able to recognise where improved performance is required. Is able to communicate why improved performance is required. Demonstrates the ability to plan for improvements. Is able to participate in the design and development of solutions to close any performance gaps. Is able to implement and evaluate the results. 4 - College-wide mindset Views work and opinions from all relevant perspectives and sees The College as an integrated body. Understands when a “best for College” decision needs to be made and supports this. Works against ‘silo’ thinking and behaviour. Clearly articulates issues. Actively listens. Careful and considered in the use of language and tone. 5 - Teaching, Technical and Functional expertise Being capable and effective in own area of expertise. Employee holds the necessary qualifications in their field. Employee has necessary level of experience and demonstrated competency to operate in their field. Employee is dependable and responsible. Transacts work activity in an ethical, professional and legal manner. Encouraging and supportive. 6 - Teamwork Interacts and collaborates with others to build good, working relationships across The College. Works effectively as a team member supporting their role in the team and other team members. Encourages a greater sense of trust between team members. Is able to identify and work with the team to remove or overcome barriers to the team functioning effectively. Encourages good behaviours and has the ability to recognise where improved performance is required. Recognises that people have different values and opinions which individuals have a right to hold. Is self aware of the impact of own actions.
