Academic Compliance Officer - Tabor College Millswood3 year contract (Possible extension after Annual Review)1.0 FTE Commencement date of Mid - January 2025Millswood Campus or hybridWho is Tabor? We are a Private Higher Education Provider, providing tertiary education with a Christian perspective within a more personal learning community. We are not only passionate about our students' academic growth but also their personal and spiritual growth. Our Faculties include Ministry Practice, Humanities and Social Sciences and Education. At Tabor we focus on the community professions, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and courses that equip teachers, counsellors, youth workers, pastors and ministry workers, musicians and creative writers.
At Tabor we are unashamedly Christian and strive to be personal and user-friendly in our engagement with students and stakeholders. All that we are and do is infused by a Christian ethos that recognises spiritual formation as essential to flourishing in life and work.
The College was founded in 1979 and has grown to a dynamic and vibrant education centre located in Adelaide with approximately 900 students. The Millswood campus is only five minutes south of the city, in a beautiful setting with plenty of free parking and access via public transport.
This role also has the opportunity for hybrid working arrangements, although our preference is for a team member that can be part of the Tabor on campus community.
The role involves
The Academic Compliance Officer (ACO) is responsible for supporting the Chief Academic Officer in ensuring that Tabor remains compliant with its regulatory requirements as a registered Australian higher education provider.
The ACO is responsible for assisting with the maintenance of current course accreditation, institutional registration, benchmarking and other quality assurance processes and reporting.The role provides operational support and advice to the Chief Academic Officer, President and Senior Executive of Tabor on achieving and maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and plays a key role in providing the College's various decision-making bodies including the Board of Governors and Academic Board with accurate and relevant information and reports they require to make informed decisions.Tabor College will be working towards Self-Accrediting Authority status and so experience with this will be highly regarded. We are keen to meet you if you are a person with Passion for the education and training of students in a Christian organisationAbility to interpret complex regulatory and accreditation standards, policies and procedure and draw out the practical implications of these for institutional polices and processes.Excellence in interpersonal and oral and written communication skillsStrong critical thinking and problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse, summarise and present dataHighly developed time management and organisational skill, including the ability to plan, coordinate activities and balance priorities in a demanding environmentExcellent report writing skills and minute takingDemonstrated ability to contribute to the production, development and review of institutional policies and proceduresExperience providing a secretariat service to board and/or committeesExperience with policy and compliance writing and/or checkingAlso you would be Self-motivated, highly organised, detail orientated and able to function well under deadline pressures and meet targetsEssential qualifications: A degree in business, leadership, communications or other relevant field in which critical analysis and well developed written and oral skills were required or substantial experience with report writing, standards, policies and regulations.Tertiary compliance experience is essentialUnderstanding of (and preferably working knowledge with) TEQSA as a governing body for Higher Education in Australia. To apply: Applicants can access the Job and Person Specification https://lp.tabor.edu.au/academic-compliance-officerAddress the Criteria to demonstrate your capacity to excel in this role.Applications will only be shortlisted for interview if they send an application answering the Criteria and include your CV detailing relevant qualifications and experience.Email: [email protected]Applications close Monday 9th December 2024 at 5pm unless the position is filled by a suitable candidate earlier. Applications are encouraged from people who share Tabor's Christian ethos. The application form will include these questions: Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check?What Office product experience do you have?What's your highest level of education?