Working under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, the committed team at the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) ensure that pharmacists have the skills and knowledge to provide effective and up to date health care for our communities. This is achieved by accrediting university programs, intern training programs, conducting examinations and assessments, and assessing overseas qualifications and skills.
APC is a thriving contemporary organisation that assures and advances quality in pharmacy education. By developing a collaborative culture they have become a high performing team that live their values of respect, fairness, transparency, creativity, support and life-long learning every day.
The Director Examinations is being sought to lead the examinations team ensuring continuing delivery of best practice examinations. This new position reports to the Executive Director Professional Services and is responsible for:
- Leading the Examinations team to inspire maximum performance to deliver our suite of examinations
- Working with the Executive to identify, develop and implement our strategic directions and quality improvements.
- Ensuring high-quality, robust, defensible and transparent examination services.
- Fostering and maintaining collaborative relationships with relevant stakeholders in examinations and assessments
- Assessing and managing examination risks, policies and processes.
- Identifying and delivering projects to advance examination methodology and delivery.
- Contributing and managing the Examinations Committee and other working/reference groups.
- Engaging with and representing APC in external forums including the pharmacy profession and other accreditation authorities.
As the successful candidate, you will:
Be tertiary qualification in a relevant field, or demonstrate extensive experience in a similar role. While it is not essential, your experience in the Pharmacy sector would provide you with a competitive advantage. Alternatively your background in health or higher education will also be highly valued in this role.
Critically, your knowledge of examinations more broadly, including governance, performance measurement and management of intellectual property will be essential to your success. Complementary to this technical knowledge are your exceptional stakeholder management and leaderships skills.
Benefits of working with the APC include:
- contribute to the quality of pharmacy education and healthcare in Australia
- work in a collaborative environment with high performing teams
- flexible working arrangements within modern office and some work from home
- free parking
- generous salary packaging benefits
- access to training and development opportunities
For more information please contact:
Elsa Gray-Murphy, Director, Elliott Gray, 0402 092 595
Applications close 5pm Friday 5th March 2021
APC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome application from people of diversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.