Course Portfolio Manager

Navitas

Melbourne

2 days ago

Melbourne

2 days ago

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Course Portfolio Manager

The Course Portfolio Manager provides operational leadership for planning, expansion, and renewal of higher education offerings at Navitas' Careers & Industry division. This role manages project timelines, compliance documentation, and stakeholder engagement to transform academic concepts into accredited courses. Requires postgraduate qualifications and experience in complex project management within higher education.

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Hybrid

Full-time

Senior

Project Management

Compliance

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Mid-Senior level

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Project ManagementComplianceAccreditationQuality AssuranceFinancial ModellingMarket AnalysisCurriculum MappingRisk MitigationStakeholder EngagementDocumentation Management

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunicationMediationLeadershipTime ManagementProblem Solving

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

TEQSAMoodleCanvasLMS platforms

Tools (Nice-to-have)

MoodleCanvas

Key Responsibilities

•Identify market-relevant opportunities for new course offerings through partnerships, acquisitions, or internal development.
•Oversee academic and operational scoping and stakeholder consultation for new course proposals.
•Develop and manage comprehensive project timelines for course development and renewal.
•Monitor cross-functional task progress and maintain dashboards to track time-to-launch, budget usage, and workload distribution.
•Assess project risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
•Coordinate internal and external approval processes to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.
•Coordinate compilation of business cases, course proposals, and curriculum mapping for accreditation.
•Review documentation for accuracy and alignment with governance protocols, maintaining version control.
•Develop and embed evaluation and quality assurance mechanisms throughout course development and implementation.
•Lead development of business cases including financial modelling, market analysis and rationale.
•Develop detailed workforce plans and projections for new courses and facilitate SME recruitment.
•Liaise with finance managers to ensure course development activities proceed within budget.
•Maintain standardised templates, style guides, and checklists for consistent documentation.
•Collaborate across internal teams to drive integrated course launches and sustained quality.
•Facilitate clear communication among stakeholders to resolve friction and ensure shared understanding.
•Collaborate with marketing teams to develop key messages and web content for new course launches.

Higher EducationCourse PortfolioProgram ManagementComplianceAccreditationVocational TrainingHybridFull-timeMelbourneNavitas

Key Responsibilities

•Identify market-relevant opportunities for new course offerings through partnerships, acquisitions, or internal development.

•Oversee academic and operational scoping and stakeholder consultation for new course proposals.

•Develop and manage comprehensive project timelines for course development and renewal.

•Monitor cross-functional task progress and maintain dashboards to track time-to-launch, budget usage, and workload distribution.

•Assess project risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.

•Coordinate internal and external approval processes to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.

•Coordinate compilation of business cases, course proposals, and curriculum mapping for accreditation.

•Review documentation for accuracy and alignment with governance protocols, maintaining version control.

•Develop and embed evaluation and quality assurance mechanisms throughout course development and implementation.

•Lead development of business cases including financial modelling, market analysis and rationale.

•Develop detailed workforce plans and projections for new courses and facilitate SME recruitment.

•Liaise with finance managers to ensure course development activities proceed within budget.

•Maintain standardised templates, style guides, and checklists for consistent documentation.

•Collaborate across internal teams to drive integrated course launches and sustained quality.

•Facilitate clear communication among stakeholders to resolve friction and ensure shared understanding.

•Collaborate with marketing teams to develop key messages and web content for new course launches.