Managing and supporting initiatives that enable the purposeful adoption of artificial intelligence across the Department of Education, supporting the delivery of the department’s AI Strategy and contributing to its transformation journey.
About the Department
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
About the Branch
The Information Management Branch oversees how data is collected, organised, distributed, and utilised across schools, early childhood education, corporate offices, and the Department. Focus areas include the Data Governance Council and custodianship model, ensuring accountability and stewardship of data; advanced analytics; Business Intelligence (BI); Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI (Gen AI); Master Data Management (MDM) for data integrity; and the use of data warehousing for effective data organisation. By collaborating with stakeholders, initiatives are aligned with departmental goals, fostering data-driven decision-making to improve educational and wellbeing outcomes for children and students.
About the Role
This role is responsible for managing and supporting initiatives that enable the purposeful adoption of artificial intelligence across the Department of Education. You will work closely with diverse stakeholder groups to plan, manage, and execute small to medium-scale projects that unlock the value of AI and drive meaningful improvements for educators, students, and the broader community.
By exploring what's possible through AI, you will support the delivery of the department's AI Strategy and contribute to its transformation journey. The role involves supporting end-to-end project management, pilot delivery, stakeholder engagement, and developing guidance, communications, and reporting materials to ensure successful delivery of AI initiatives that create real impact on the ground.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in supporting the delivery of small to medium-scale projects, ideally in technology or innovation-related areas, with a focus on delivering tangible outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse groups and translate complex concepts into practical solutions.
- A collaborative mindset and a passion for leveraging technology to improve processes and outcomes in an education setting.
- An understanding of AI concepts, data, or data governance principles, and how these can be applied to solve real-world challenges (formal qualifications are beneficial but not mandatory).
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
As our ideal candidate, you will have:
- Relevant qualifications or strong experience in business, project management, or related fields.
- Experience in AI, data, or data governance, or a demonstrated interest in these areas.
- Experience working in public sector or regulated environments is highly desirable.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) addressing the skills and attributes from the role statement and the capabilities from the position description.
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 Departme nt, 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 Daniel Redshaw, Manager – Artificial Intelligence via [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.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday 03 September 2026
