Project Manager Digital Learning Ecosystems
Job no: 540730
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Project Management
- Employment Type: Full-Time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: Level 8 from $127k + 17% superannuation & leave loading
- Location: Kensington NSW (Hybrid Working Arrangements)
Why your role matters
The Project Manager, Digital Learning Ecosystems is a key role within the Educational Technology Enablement (ETE) team, part of the Educational Delivery unit in the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education (PVCE) portfolio.
The role is responsible for leading the planning, coordination and delivery of strategic projects that enhance, integrate and optimise UNSW's digital learning ecosystem. This includes the University's Learning Management System (LMS), assessment platforms, media systems and other educational technologies that support learning and teaching.
Working across a broad range of stakeholders, the Project Manager ensures the successful transition of educational technology innovation projects into sustainable operational services. The role contributes project management expertise to university-wide initiatives, drives continuous improvement across digital learning environments, and coordinates governance activities that support the effective management and evolution of educational technology services.
Acting as a representative of the ETE team, the Project Manager plays an important role in strategic initiatives and governance forums, ensuring educational technology projects align with operational capabilities, service requirements, Educational Technology Service Standards and the University's long-term digital learning strategy.
The role reports to the Lead, Educational Technology Enablement and has no direct reports.
Specific accountabilities include:
- Lead and manage projects within the digital learning ecosystem, from planning through to delivery and transition to operations.
- Provide subject matter expertise on educational technologies to university-wide initiatives, ensuring projects align with UNSW’s digital learning priorities.
- Coordinate and contribute to governance processes related to EdTech tools, platforms, and integrations.
- Engage with faculties, schools, and professional staff to gather requirements, understand user needs, and translate them into actionable project plans.
About You:
- Tertiary qualifications in education, technology, project management or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Formal project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, AgilePM, PMP) is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex digital or educational technology projects in large organisations, preferably in higher education.
- Proven ability to coordinate and deliver projects on time and within budget, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement
- Experience coordinating governance processes or contributing to decision-making forums for technology or education initiatives.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills. Proven ability to engage academic and professional staff, technical teams, vendors and students with diplomacy and clarity.
- Ability to interpret strategic plans and translate them into tactical initiatives. Capacity to innovate and recommend digital learning ecosystems aligned with global trends in education.
- Strong understanding of learning management systems, digital assessment tools, and other core educational technologies.
- Familiarity with artificial intelligence applications in education and the ability to support pilot projects or technology integration in this space.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality documentation, project briefs, evaluation reports and executive communications.
For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW.
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Flexible working options.
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (no more than 2 pages) before 11.55pm Monday 13th July 2026. Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
Job queries contact: Chloe Gane, Talent Acquisition Consultant E: chloe.gane@unsw.edu.au (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
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