VPS3 Ongoing - Full Time

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.

About the VRQA

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) regulates for quality learning outcomes.

We register:

• School education providers, including approval on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) for courses delivered by schools
• Senior secondary education providers (both school and non-school providers) including approval on CRICOS for school sector courses
• School boarding premises
• Children for home schooling in Victoria
• organisations to award senior secondary qualifications
• Vocational education and training (VET) providers that deliver accredited training to domestic students in Victoria only, or Victoria and Western Australia only.

We also:

• appoint review bodies
• regulate apprenticeships and traineeships in Victoria
• monitor group training organisations in Victoria
• approve school and non-school providers as overseas secondary student exchange organisations
• accredit courses and register qualifications for VRQA-registered providers and senior secondary courses and qualifications in Victoria
• investigate complaints against our registered providers
• maintain a register of all education and training organisations we register and the accredited courses they deliver
• act to protect the interests of students as consumers of education or training services. 

About the Role

The Executive Assistant supports the Deputy CEO Students and Services and Deputy CEO Skills and Training and provides support to the office of the Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority. Reporting to the Executive Coordinator, your role will include diary and inbox management, record keeping, stakeholder management, assisting with HR and other tasks assigned to you by the Executive Coordinator.

The position requires the successful applicant to demonstrate high level interpersonal skills, including the capacity to manage the relationship interface on behalf of the CEO and Deputy CEOs with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The Executive Assistant will report to the Executive Coordinator to support the establishment and effective implementation of consistent processes across the VRQA.

Attributes

 The Executive Assistant will be required to show initiative and accountability and be able to establish relationships within the VRQA and across the Education portfolio more broadly.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Experience in a CEOs office or equivalent 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 Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Silvana Rzanovski - Executive Coordinator Silvana.rzanovski@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 of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday, 23rd January 2025.