Academic Lead - Law & Criminal Justice

Online Education Services

5d • Remote

About The Position

OES is a vibrant and values-led organization dedicated to enhancing lives through education. We collaborate with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies globally to create immersive and engaging learning experiences. We foster a student-focused, innovative, and growth-oriented environment to achieve our vision of being the world's most impactful enabler of education. We encourage professional growth through teamwork, diverse projects, and challenging work, empowering our teams to make a daily impact.

As an Academic Lead in the Law discipline, you will provide academic and operational leadership for a portfolio of units. Your responsibilities include ensuring an exceptional online student learning experience and upholding the highest academic quality standards. You will lead a team of Online Learning Advisors, driving teaching excellence, supporting curriculum improvement, and serving as an escalation point for complex academic issues. Collaboration with university partners and internal stakeholders is key to delivering quality outcomes, developing staff capabilities, and ensuring compliance with higher education standards and partner requirements. This is a full-time, remote-based role.

Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification in business, education management or a law related discipline or equivalent professional expertise
• Extensive experience teaching and leading law subjects or programs within a higher education environment.
• Proven academic leadership experience, including oversight of academic quality assurance, curriculum governance, and compliance with higher education standards.
• Demonstrated people leadership capability including experience in performance management, performance reviews and recruitment of staff.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with the ability to interpret student metrics and implement targeted improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of a portfolio of units, ensuring a high-quality student learning experience and compliance with OES and university partner academic standards.
• Drive academic quality and continuous improvement by overseeing quality assurance processes and facilitating collaboration between teaching and learning design teams.
• Provide expert guidance and resolution for complex academic matters, including student escalations, complaints, and academic integrity issues.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team of Online Learning Advisors, fostering teaching excellence, capability development, and a strong student-centred culture.
• Use performance and engagement data to optimize teaching operations, improve service delivery, and ensure timely, high-quality feedback for students.
• Build strong partnerships with university stakeholders and internal teams, supporting strategic initiatives, maintaining academic quality, and delivering positive partner outcomes.

Benefits

• Exposure to many growth and development opportunities
• Joining a values-driven, collaborative business where creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior