• Join a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic team designing and developing high quality learning experiences or students.

• Collaborative, innovative and supportive work environment.

• The position is located at our Footscray Park Campus.

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

The Learning Design and Innovation (LDI) group comprises teams of learning designers, product designers, multimedia production, UX design and system support analysts. The LDI group sits within the Digital Transformation and Quality Learning Portfolio which also includes the Wyndham Technical School and Brimbank Technical School as well as the University’s Employability and Success group.

About the Role:

The Learning Designer / Design Lead role will focus on the collaborative development learning design framework, system and standards for undergraduate online delivery for Victoria University Block and TAFE. The position will help implement the learning design framework with other learning designers and subject matter experts.  It will be part of the Learning Design and Innovation group at Victoria University and reports to the Director of Digital Learning. The position works collaboratively with the Learning Design team and has no direct reports.

This is a full-time position at a HEP8, $110,100 - $123,987 classification +17% superannuation, working 36.75 hours per week over an 18-month fixed-term contract period.

An example of your responsibilities or duties you may perform will include:

• Leading the development of a learning design framework, system and standards for online delivery of undergraduate and TAFE Units at Victoria University.

• Designing and maintaining standards and processes documents to enable the VU Learning Design Framework to be shared across the Learning Design and Innovation group and more widely across the University.

• Designing and developing wholly online Units using the VU Learning Design Framework.

About You:

You will have experience as a learning designer working in wholly online delivery of learning in tertiary education. You will be highly self-motivated, knowledgeable about the art and practice of learning design and have a strong attention to detail. You will be curious, collaborative, and occasionally experimental but you will also be keen to base your work on evidence and acknowledged best practice.

An ability to make human connections, be empathetic and understanding will be important as will an ability to communicate clearly and succinctly.

In return you would be part of being an incredibly innovative University doing innovative things with a supportive team of teachers, academics, and professional staff. You would work with a friendly and collaborative team with wide ranging expertise across all areas of digital learning. Your work would be expected to scale up across the University and would directly improve the learning experience of many students. You would be a key part of important strategic initiatives such as the University’s course modernisation program and assessment reform initiatives.

What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff 

How to Apply:

To view a copy of the position description, please click here: Position Description - Learning Designer/Design Lead

Your application must include: 

• A cover letter,

• Your curriculum vitae/resume, 

• Your responses to the Key Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description  

• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Application Closing Date: Wednesday the 3rd of September 2025 (11:59pm AEST)

Who Do You Contact?

For further information relating to the position, please contact Mark Smithers, Director of Digital Learning (mark.smithers@vu.edu.au).

Why Join Us:

VU provides competitive salaries, excellent superannuation, and a variety of benefits. The university fosters an environment where staff can excel, achieve their goals, and develop their careers. With a focus on diversity, inclusion, and family-friendly policies, VU supports both professional and personal well-being. For more information, please visit our Jobs at VU Webpage

Our Commitment to Protecting Country: 

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. 

Our Commitment to Progressive Inclusivity

Victoria University welcomes and celebrates the diverse perspectives, identities, and backgrounds of all people. We are committed to progressive inclusivity as a core strategic priority. All members of the VU community have a responsibility to be inclusive, respectful and supportive of all.

We are committed to maintaining a workforce which reflects the community we serve, this means we strive to attract, retain, develop and empower talented individuals from all backgrounds. We encourage applicants who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and racially marginalised people, those from the LGBTQIA+ community, people from all ages and socio-economic backgrounds.  We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives strengthens our community and fosters a more innovative, inclusive, and supportive working environment, where everyone feels they belong.

VU is committed to providing a positive and barrier-free recruitment experience. If you have access requirements or would benefit from adjustments, including with position descriptions, application forms, or require any other document in an accessible format at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at inclusivecareers@vu.edu.au or call (03) 9919 5999.