The purpose of this role is to help embed a culture of integrity and child safety throughout the department, underpinned by the DE Values and Child Safe Standards, through the development of engagement activities across the department’s regions and central office.
About the Department
The Department of Education (DE) leads the delivery of education and development services to children and students both directly through Victorian Government schools and early learning centres, and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services and non-government schools.
About the Division
The Conduct and Integrity Division provides expert advice and support to Victorian government school principals and other people managers in the Department of Education on managing employee conduct and performance including child safety concerns and fraud and corruption.
There are four branches within the Division:
-
Child Safety and Integrity (Policy and Operations) Branch
-
Preliminary Investigations Branch
-
Child Safety Investigations Branch
-
Fraud, Conduct and Performance Branch.
The Division leads critical functions with respect to both school and corporate employees and operations:
-
Child safety and reportable conduct investigations, including notifications to the Social Services Regulator (SSR) under the Reportable Conduct Scheme in relation to departmental employees and others engaged in departmental workplaces, and notifications to the Disability Worker Regulation Commission
-
Fraud and corruption investigations, including mandatory reporting to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and public interest disclosures
-
Developing and maintaining the department's guidelines on managing complaints, misconduct and unsatisfactory performance for the government teaching service and the public service
-
Providing expert advice and support to principals and people managers to manage allegations of misconduct, unsatisfactory performance and fitness for duty concerns
-
Expert advice and management of fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and integrity performance monitoring and reporting
-
Pre-employment screening, and expert advice on suitability for employment and management of the department's Employment Limitation policy
-
Managing relationships with key oversight and integrity bodies (including the Victorian Institute of Teaching, SSR, IBAC, Victorian Ombudsman and the Victorian Public Sector Commission)
-
Capability building and training activities aimed at increasing staff confidence to prevent, speak up, identify and respond to inappropriate behaviour, reportable conduct and misconduct
-
Driving behavioural and system change to build a stronger culture of integrity in the department.
About the Role
The Project Advisor role is situated in the Policy, Engagement and Integrity Performance team within the Division's Child Safety and Integrity (Policy and Operations) Branch.
The role operates within a dynamic environment that requires a capacity to exercise judgement, and the ability to proactively develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, using influence and negotiation skills.
The purpose of this role is to help embed a culture of integrity and child safety throughout the department, underpinned by the DE Values and Child Safe Standards, through the development of engagement activities across the department's regions and central office. The role provides policy and project support in the development, review and application of key integrity, child safety and conduct policies, while identifying, engaging with and contributing to the management of stakeholder relationships. It also contributes to key strategic organisational integrity and child safety reporting and monitoring undertaken by the division, with a particular focus on reportable conduct, assists with the development of change approaches, strategies, plans and activities, and provides communication and support for divisional projects.
The Project Advisor will actively demonstrate high standards of integrity and model the VPS values and agreed DE behaviours.
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 about to the role, please contact
Todd Roscoe, Principal Policy Officer, Policy, Engagement and Integrity Performance via
(03) 7022 5438 or
[email protected].
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.
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 Tuesday 25 August 2026
