This position commences 1 January 2027
Are you passionate about the design and delivery of professional learning that makes a real difference to teachers and school leaders?
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 Regional Division leads the Academy's statewide regional presence through seven centres in Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mildura, Moe and Shepparton. It is responsible for representing the Academy in local communities across government, Catholic and independent school sectors, ensuring equitable access to high-quality professional learning, and strengthening pathways into and within the teaching profession.
The Division delivers and enables professional learning aligned to the Academy's leadership and teaching excellence priorities, while responding to local needs, emerging trends, and system priorities. It plays a critical role in reducing geographic barriers for rural and regional educators by providing local access to programs, facilities and networks.
Each centre is staffed by a locally embedded team with strong knowledge of their community, education context and stakeholders. These teams lead engagement with schools and regional partners, support participation in Academy programs, and contribute to broader public engagement and promotion of the profession.
The Division also leads the delivery of major statewide initiatives and events, including large-scale conferences, and contributes to whole-of-Academy strategy, planning and implementation. It works closely with all Academy divisions to ensure coordinated, high-quality delivery across the state.
About the Role
The responsibilities of the Senior Engagement and Programs Officer include:
- Building and managing relationships with system leaders, schools and sector networks
- Designing, procuring, delivering and evaluating professional learning programs aligned to local needs and Academy priorities
- Managing concurrent workstreams to meet quality, timeframe and budget requirements
- Leading and delivering evaluation frameworks to assess effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
- Exercising independent judgement to resolve complex issues
Capabilities
- Significant experience planning and delivering professional learning programs
- Managing program and project management, including leading concurrent workstreams
- Designing and implementing evaluation frameworks to assess effectiveness and inform improvement
- Delivering outcomes through strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
- A high level of initiative and independent judgement to manage complex issues and deliver outcomes
- Proven ability to lead end-to-end program design and delivery and strong project management capabilities.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in effectively engaging and building positive relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- A relevant tertiary qualification in education or public administration.
Further Information
Please respond by submitting a cover letter, supported by a maximum 2-page response to the key selection criteria and a recent CV/Resume.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Simone Higgins, Manager, Academy Shepparton via 0437 100109 or [email protected]
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Applications close 11:59pm on Tuesday 1st September.
