Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $142,790 - $191,084
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Governance and risk management
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/SRS/1950649
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 Division
The School Provision and Establishment Division leads strategic oversight of programs and services that have a strong interface between the Schools and Regional Services Group and the Victorian School Building Authority. The division's key functions include planning to meet Victoria's growing student population, end-to-end support for establishing new schools, meeting the compliance requirements for school registration, and ensuring equitable enrolment policies.
About the Role
The Manager, School Registration and Assurance leads a high-performing team responsible for setting the strategic direction of school registration, strengthening school compliance with enrolment policy, and providing expert regulatory advice to support school operations, establishment and structural change. In this role you will influence the quality, safety, and equity of Victoria's educational environment. By supporting school leaders, you will ensure schools operate on strong compliance foundations—allowing educators to focus on delivering high-quality learning outcomes for students.
The team delivers these functions by managing strategic policy, assurance and regulatory projects, working collaboratively with schools, and overseeing regulatory engagement with key external authorities - including the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).
The Manager, School Registration and Assurance, is responsible for:
Core responsibilities of the role include:
Key Responsibilities:
What You Bring:
The position will report to the Director, Establishment, Enrolment and Partnerships Branch. The role requires discretion to maintain confidentiality and positive working relationships across an array of stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, experience in regulation and assurance, policy reform, policy operations and implementation, and the capacity to manage relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. They will also be highly motivated, organised and possess a high-level of attention to detail.
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 Kiri Crone - Manager 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 Friday 16 October 2026.