Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Human resources
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/VATL/1923501
Are you passionate about supporting people and culture initiatives that make a real difference to an organisation?
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 Business Services Division leads the provision of quality Academy corporate support services and functions (including procurement, project management and program governance, human resources and culture architecture, finance, facilities management and, risk, audit and reporting) which enable successful operation of the Academy. In addition, the Business Services Division is responsible for the oversight, delivery and reporting of the compliance obligations required of a statutory authority.
About the Role
This is a fixed term role until 31st December 2026
The People, Capability and Culture (PCC) team connects and enables our people. Dedicated to a seamless, employee-focused experience, the PCC team provide end-to-end employee lifecycle support, offering guidance on recruitment, personnel matters, professional learning and capability development. The PCC team are a central partner and conduit to the Department of Education's People, Strategy and Operations teams. Simultaneously, the PCC team lead the development of the Academy's People Matter Action Plan, focusing on fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture, driving engagement and wellbeing while ensuring our people practices remain robust, high-performing and fit-for-purpose.
The focus of Policy and Project Officer, People, Capability and Culture supports the delivery of a broad range of people, capability and culture (PCC) activities and projects across the Academy. This role contributes to coordinated HR support, policy implementation and project coordination that enables a well-functioning and capable workforce.
The responsibilities of the Project Officer, PCC include:
Capabilities
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
Further Information
Please respond by submitting a cover letter, supported by a maximum 1-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 Mark Dunlop, Manager, People, Capability and Culture - via (03) 7022 11254 or [email protected].
Applications close Wednesday 27th May.
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