* Play a pivotal role in shaping the financial services profession
* 26 days' of Annual Leave - including 1 for your birthday, and 2 days' of Wellbeing Leave
* We value a positive and supportive work environment
* Permanent full-time position based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane
Role
Are you a skilled and dynamic academic with a background in financial services?
We're looking for an Academic (Financial Services) to help develop engaging, multimedia learning content and assessments across Higher Education (HE), Vocational Education (VE), and Continuing Education (CE) programs.
You will contribute to Higher Education, Vocational Education, Continuing Education, and bespoke training programs, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and aligned with industry standards. Working autonomously within a collaborative team, you will engage with Multimedia Teams, External Writers, and Industry Experts to create and enhance learning materials that shape the future of financial advice education. This role is ideal for an Academic with industry experience or a Financial Services professional looking to apply their industry expertise in an education-focused environment.
Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain high-quality financial services learning content across HE, VE, CE and non-award programs, ensuring relevance, accuracy and alignment with industry standards and academic governance requirements.
* Create content outlines, briefs, learning outcomes and assessment materials, ensuring alignment with curriculum and subject requirements at the appropriate AQF level.
* Research, write and adapt content for digital learning environments, collaborating with Instructional Designers and Multimedia Producers to produce multimedia assets, student activities and online learning experiences.
* Undertake continuous content review, incorporating feedback from students, assessors, industry experts, benchmarking and governance processes.
* Produce multimedia learning assets, including scripts, interviews, voice-overs and video content, and participate in production activities with internal and/or external partners.
* Ensure compliance with regulatory, academic and industry requirements, including curriculum mapping, assessment validation, quality assurance, and adherence to TEQSA/ASQA and professional standards.
* Engage with industry and subject matter experts, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of financial services regulation, trends and practice, and representing Kaplan in relevant forums and committees.
* Support student engagement and learning outcomes by monitoring discussion forums, responding to technical content queries, and contributing to a positive, safe and collaborative workplace culture.
Requirements
* Relevant postgraduate qualification in Applied Finance, Economics, Financial Advice, Commerce, Law or a related field.
* Minimum 5 years' financial services industry experience, with strong understanding of regulatory and professional standards.
* Minimum 3 years' experience in education content development, including learning design, subject development, assessment writing and multimedia learning asset creation.
* Exceptional research, writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts into accessible, engaging content for diverse learners.
* Proven experience developing digital and multimedia learning materials, including collaboration with Instructional Designers, Multimedia Producers and external experts.
* Strong governance and compliance capability, including curriculum mapping, academic documentation, and adherence to external regulatory frameworks (TEQSA/ASQA).
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with industry experts, academics, students and internal teams.
* Strong organisational and project management abilities, with a track record of meeting deadlines, managing multiple projects, and working both independently and collaboratively.
Applications close 5th January 2026
Kaplan Professional
Kaplan Professional is Australia's major provider of financial planning, applied finance, real estate, mortgage broking, insurance & leadership online higher education, vocational education and corporate courses and programs. Our Sydney office, by Wynyard station, comprises around 150 people who work in a range of professional and academic roles. We also have staff in other locations around Australia, both in office environments and working remotely.
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