Education Manager

**Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) **is a new provincial agency that will serve as a go-to resource for Intellectual Property (IP) expertise to help researchers and companies maximize the value of their IP, strengthen their capacity to grow and compete in the global market.

Location: This is a hybrid opportunity within Ontario. We have offices in both Kitchener and Toronto where the team meets to collaborate and on an as-needed basis.

Employment type: This is a **1-year fixed-term contract** role.

The** Education Manager** will develop and deliver IPON's education strategy to advance IP knowledge and education for clients and the innovation ecosystem. This position will be critical in evolving IPON's next stage of education services.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage education programming through all phases of digital curriculum development, from concept to design, content development, implementation, product launch, change management and continuous improvement
- Develop IP educational strategy to identify learner groups, learning pathways and learning objectives that align with the agency's mandates.
- Create, deliver and manage content development including creating curriculum, courses, toolkits, checklists, resources, etc., and writing and re-writing content
- Design effective learning experiences for clients and the broader innovation ecosystem to align with Education strategy
- Ensure standards and quality for content, curriculum design, instructional methods, and assessment practices are maintained
- Oversee all educational materials to ensure alignment with organizational goals, educational standards, and stakeholder and client needs
- Collaborate with other agencies, stakeholders, partners, and working groups to share education content and best practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration and maximizing resources
- Manage deliverable timelines with cross functional teams
- Develop key performance measurements and track and report on these measurements
- Assist in providing training and support on the use of LMS, including best practices for content creation, user engagement, and data analysis
- Manage Education Content Creation & Delivery Specialist to ensure continuous development and education program success
- Champion and promote an environment and culture of service excellence which respects diversity, encourages all employees to work together to achieve results and contribute to a healthy, rewarding, and productive working environment where personal and team accountability are key to meeting the mandate of IPON

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in education, communications, instructional design, or a combination of education, experience and training deemed equivalent
- 7+ years of project management experience in content and education development
- Excellent writing skills with experience developing content and curriculums for complex or technical topics
- A good understanding of the innovation ecosystem and IP
- Ability to deliver best-in-class IP educational content on behalf of IPON
- Leadership experience, managing a small team or leader cross-functional project teams
- Strategic thinking skills to understand the broader picture and organizational objectives while maintaining ability to be hands-on in developing and writing content
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong project and change management experience with a sense of urgency to keep projects on track
- Attention for detail and maintain high and consistent quality standards
- An understanding of The French Language Services Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and other relevant legislation Knowledge of instructional design or educational content software such as Articulate

The annual salary range for this role is $91,706 - $124,044 plus benefits and pension.

**Sounds like you? Join our growing team today**

Intellectual Property Ontario is committed to the core principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005: dignity, independence, integration and equal opportunity. Our goal is to ensure that all Ontarians can access our services and information when and how they need them, without barriers.

If you require any assistance or accommodation alternatives during the recruitment process, please contact us at hr[at]ip-ontario.ca

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