Some responsibilities of the role are:

Deliver the in-person student program induction for the foundation modules for each new intake and support in any redesign by providing feedback and implementing changes approved by the line manager.

Contribute to updated definitive documentation for the foundations modules in documents, such as the Bachelor of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Software Engineering program handbooks.

Engage in the foundations program induction and re-induction of coaches, respectively, as well as other professional development activities.

Provide academic support to students throughout their foundations learning journey, maintaining micro courses & concept maps, and the creation, review and validation of learning contracts.

Engage with all developmental and performance management processes for learning coaches.

Contribute to the annual program review to ensure content is up-to-date, valid, relevant and reflects current and future trends in the 14 grand challenges and great opportunities, whilst giving consideration to pedagogical approaches suited for online learning.

Conduct regular student-staff consultative group meetings to capture student feedback and to implement recommendations to enhance the quality of program delivery.

Regularly review the Learning Management System analytical reports to identify students who may require intervention from coaches throughout the foundations learning journey.

Implement modifications to learning materials, assessments and other relevant components meet internal and external quality assurance requirements.

Implement modifications to the foundations academic components following the findings of the annual programme review, periodic review, student-staff consultative groups, student evaluations and other quality assurance & enhancement instruments.

Other relevant activities to ensure successful delivery of the programme

Contribute to decision making as a member of the assessment board.

Engage in institutional service through active participation in the Senate and its sub-committees as per their composition.

Any other reasonable duties that may be allocated from time to time by the line manager.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

Bachelor’s degree in any subject area.

Excellent communications (oral and written), interpersonal and presentation skills.

Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Excellent time management skills with the ability to multitask, prioritise own work, and work independently.

Excellent coaching skills.

A strong interest in at least one of the 14 grand challenges and great opportunities identified by ALU’s founder, Fred Swankier.

A startup mindset to help us scale the program to the order of thousands of students in the next 12 months.

Desirable

Master’s degree in a subject related to ALU’s 14 grand challenges and great opportunities.

Strong regional and international network with for example NGOs, Startup Incubators and accelerators, etc.

Experience of online teaching and learning delivery at challenger universities.