About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

Curriculum and Teaching Practice Division 

Curriculum and Teaching Practice Division (CTPD) works collaboratively across the department, with schools and with stakeholders to co-design and implement initiatives that support schools to deliver high-quality curriculum and teaching programs. CTPD has primary responsibility for the provision of advice and implementation support to government schools to deliver the Victorian Curriculum. Drawing on contemporary research and practice evidence, CPTD's work contributes to ongoing improvements in student outcomes by flexibly responding to student needs and aspirations, as well as those of school communities. 

CTPD has four branches: Literacy, Languages, the Arts and Humanities; Numeracy, STEM and Digital Learning; Victorian Lesson Plans and Teaching and Learning. Across these branches, key functions include: 

• providing policies and guidance in areas such as assessment and reporting, languages education, Holocaust education, literacy instruction, mathematics and numeracy education, and artificial intelligence 

• developing lesson plans, toolkits and other teaching and learning resources for classroom use 

• designing and delivering high-quality professional learning in key curriculum areas 

• developing and managing the Arc Platform and implementing high-quality teaching and learning software 

• fostering student, family and community engagement through programs like the Premiers' Reading Challenge, Books in Prep Bags, and community language schools.   

About the Role

The Project Advisor is responsible for:

• Ensuring the quality of the Arc platform and its learning events and content.
• Supporting communications with users and stakeholders, managing enquiries and user feedback.
• Providing key stakeholder support and training.
• Contributing to system improvements and user acceptance testing.
• Managing documentation and preparing briefing papers and correspondence.
• Reporting on platform performance and analytics.

The role is part of the Digital Learning Systems and Software unit, which also manages the Software for Connected Learners Program. The team is a collaborative team, and this role will contribute to design-thinking workshops and work that supports analysis, procurement and administration for software used in schools for teaching and learning.

Candidates must be able to work confidently and constructively with key internal/external stakeholders in an advisory capacity to ensure the effective operation, management and delivery of the Arc platform.

Our goal is to make every interaction with Arc a positive one for our users, colleagues and stakeholders regardless of our individual role or team.

Attributes

Key components of this role include stakeholder engagement and relationship management, project administration and reporting. An ability to develop and deliver clear and supportive communications and provide quality assurance for online and accessible content will be key.

In addition, the candidate will have excellent stakeholder engagement skills which will be required to build and maintain strong relationships both within the department and with external stakeholders (professional learning providers).

Candidates will ideally understand the realities of school delivery and have system administration capabilities. Candidates will also be able to demonstrate their ability to work collaboratively in teams and work confidently and constructively with key internal/external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Experience with web publishing and/or writing for the web is desirable.
• Experience in teaching and learning or within the Department of Education (department) is desirable.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

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 and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the departments operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Erin Muscat, A/Manager, Digital Learning Systems and Software Unit via Erin.Muscat@education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the department will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday 1st April 2026.