Fixed Term - 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 Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s.   

The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants.   

With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program. 

About the Division

The Corporate Division provides corporate support to all VSBA teams and fulfills an important assurance and oversight role. They guide VSBA to achieve strategic objectives and ensure decision-making is transparent and accountable.

The division also coordinates communication and consultation with local communities about their school building projects. They develop graphic design and video content, manage our social media channels, lead organisational customer service reform, distribute our e-newsletters and organise ministerial and other events for our projects.  The Division also leads the organisational customer service reform and uplift program. 

About the Role

The Project Officer provides support for a range of corporate services to the VSBA, particularly the ongoing running and development of the VSBA's Learning and Development (L&D) Framework.

The role includes a high degree of stakeholder engagement with the VSBA Executive Team, Divisional Coordinators and Managers, and staff across the Department. The role will also include preparation of effective decision support tools such as reports, analysis and insights in the VSBA.

Specifically, the role is required to:

• Work collaboratively with external training provider/s and facilitators.
• Provide advice and support to VSBA management and staff in relation to learning and development matters.
• Coordinate scheduling of the L&D program modules including room bookings, IT set-up, preparing participant and facilitator materials and other activities to support the efficient delivery of training sessions
• Monitor training records including participant attendance and satisfaction rates and produce reports and/or analysis to present progress and success of the program.
• Support the ongoing maintenance and refresh of learning content to ensure continuous improvement, including maintaining an online platform to ensure accessibility for scheduling and accessing materials for VSBA staff.
• Coordinate and facilitate the monthly VSBA orientation sessions, and other events as needed. 

All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the VSBA Customer Service Charter.  Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team. 

Attributes

The ideal candidate will have strong organisational and communication skills together with demonstrating their ability to work confidently with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Desirable : considerable/demonstrated experience similar role within government

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 Johanna Sturitis, A/Manager, Governance and Strategic Coordination on johanna.sturitis@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 03-JUL-2025.