Senior Project Officer

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

State Government of Victoria is seeking a Senior Project Officer to lead the development and delivery of professional learning for teachers and school leaders. You will work across the Academy with internal teams and external providers to ensure high-quality outcomes aligned to strategic objectives.

The role supports the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, with two ongoing positions commencing 1 January 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing professional learning or training projects.
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships and provide advisory input.
• Strong written communication and ability to translate evidence into practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage professional learning programs through their lifecycle.
• Coordinate teams, procure and onboard facilitators, and ensure high-quality learning design.
• Projects: manage timelines, risks, budgets, procurement and contracts.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Problem solving

Planning and prioritisation

Adaptability

Education

Education or related field

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/VATL/1950305

Are you passionate about leading the development and implementation of professional learning programs for teachers and school leaders? The Senior Project Officer, Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division leads the end-to-end development and implementation of the Academy’s leadership and teaching excellence professional learning programs, ensuring they meet participant and sector needs. The role works with teams from across the Academy and with external providers to deliver high-quality outcomes that meet organisational objectives.

2x Ongoing positions commencing 1 January 2027.

An exciting opportunity to join our team and play an important role in the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (Academy).

The Academy's mission is to enhance and improve student outcomes across rural, regional and metropolitan schools through specialised professional learning and pathways, and to raise public awareness of the profession. Information on our legislated objectives is available on our website: Our strategy and story | Academy

At the Academy, we are passionate about meaningful and exciting work that has an impact on education and student outcomes. Our shared purpose is to create and offer evidence-informed professional learning programs, events and initiatives designed to take Victoria's highly skilled teachers and school leaders from great to exceptional and advance the quality and status of teaching and school leadership. We also provide pathways for school and system improvement and raise public awareness of and confidence in the profession across government, Catholic and independent systems.

We care about the quality of our work, demonstrate collective responsibility for continuous improvement and support each other to do the very best we can every day to achieve our goals.

The Academy is a learning organisation that provides opportunities for employees to grow. We have a positive culture that we are building together, where people feel supported, valued and heard.

About the Division

The Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division leads and delivers a comprehensive portfolio of evidence-informed high-quality professional learning for teachers and school leaders across the government, Catholic and independent sectors. It enables excellence inteaching andleadership,including in literacy and mathematics,and student learning and wellbeingoutcomes, and builds leadership capability at all career stages, from emerging leaders to system leaders.

Programs are grounded in high-quality professional learning principles and aligned to either the Academy Leadership Excellence Framework and/or the Academy Teaching Excellence Model, supporting educators to translate evidence into practice, lead improvement, and drive sustained impact in their context.

About the Role

Are you passionate about leading the development and implementation of professional learning programs for teachers and school leaders?

The Senior Project Officer, Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division leads the end-to-end development and implementation of the Academy's leadership and teaching excellence professional learning programs, ensuring they meet participant and sector needs. The role works with teams from across the Academy and with external providers to deliver high-quality outcomes that meet organisational objectives.

The responsibilities of the Senior Project Officer, Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division include:

• Leading and managing professional learning programs through their life cycle, working with and coordinating teams across the Academy to, for example, procure and onboard appropriate program facilitators and enable high-quality learning design.
• Project managing program timelines, risks, budgets, procurement and contracts and program quality
• Provi ding high-quality advice to internal and external stakeholders on program design, policy alignment and evidence-informed practice
• Ensuring alignment and consistency of approach to program and project management practices across the Academy
• Contributing to continuous improvement practices in the Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division

Capabilities

• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing projects, applied to the delivery of professional learning or training
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex issues and problems
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability in leading the delivery of professional learning programs or training
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement influencing and advisory skills
• Highly developed written communication skills
• Ability to contribute to planning and prioritisation

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Experience or qualifications in education, project and program management or learning design and delivery would be valuable but not mandatory.

Further Information

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website andour Diversity and Inclusion page

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can belocatedat www.education.vic.gov.au .

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Fiona Erwich Manager Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division via email: [e-mail] or Kara Williams Manager Teaching and Leadership Excellence Division via email: [e-mail]

Preferred applicants maybe requiredto complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday 15 October 2026.