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Job Description
Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Education
Salary: $129,379 - $173,138
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: VG/DE/OMES/20004306
An exciting opportunity to join our management team in an ongoing capacity and play an important role in the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (Academy).
Ongoing 1.0 FTE.
An exciting opportunity to join our team in an ongoing capacity and play an important role in the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (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 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.
The Academy's Evaluation and Evidence Centre (EEC) captures insights about professional learning and practitioner inquiry to measure impact and inform system and thought leadership.
This role is responsible for leading a high performing team of specialist staff to measure the impact of the Academy's programs in relation to Academy objectives, to inform system and process design, enable innovation and continuous improvement and to measure Academy success against various indicators. The role leads the EEC in generating the research, evaluation and data that will support the implementation of the Academy's high-quality approach to professional learning across the education sector, including translating evidence into practical formats for use in schools, and influencing the selection of high impact professional learning in schools.
This role is suitable for someone with a background in either quantitative or qualitative methods and who has experience in leading and developing a team with diverse research and evaluation skillsets.
Key accountabilities for this role include:
- Thought leadership and expert advice in research, evidence and evaluation
- People and functional management
- Strategic and business planning and reporting
- Contract management - purchasing
- Stakeholder management
Your application must include your current CV and a 2-page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.
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 , HRWeb and our Diversity and Inclusion page
The Department of Education (the Department) is committed to, so far as is reasonably practicable, providing and maintaining a working environment for its employees that is safe and without risks to health and that other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the Department's activities. The Department COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Policy) requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Department's Policy outlines the requirements for all employees, prospective employees who (or may need to) work outside of their ordinary place of residence and attend a workplace of the Department or workplace of another Employer on behalf of the Department and its portfolio agencies. Subject to exceptions, only employees, and prospective employees with up-to-date vaccination status (see definitions section of the policy) against COVID-19 and who provide evidence of their Vaccination Status are permitted to work for the department outside their ordinary place of residence.
For this role, you are required to submit proof of full vaccination as part of the recruitment process and prior to commencement employment. Please refer to the above link for more information. This role requires onsite attendance at one or more Department work locations.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites: www.education.vic.gov.au and http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.
Applications close 7 June 2023
