Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $81,496 - $98,955
Grade: VPS 3
Occupation: Policy
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/SW/1943634
About the Role
Join a friendly, high performing team passionate about making a difference for Victoria's school workforce through high quality public policy advice.
The Workforce Policy and Strategy Division plays a key role in advising government on the future direction of Victoria's school workforce. As a policy officer, you will support the development of workforce policy initiatives and workforce policy advice for department executives and ministers.
We are looking for a policy officer who has strong research and analytical skills and enjoys thinking creatively, working collaboratively and responding to short and long-term policy tasks. You will have the opportunity to grow your written and verbal communication skills, policy skills, research skills, stakeholder engagement skills and your understanding of the Victorian schools workforce.
Both ongoing and fixed-term opportunities are available.
Attributes
The successful candidate will:
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
A relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in public policy or public administration is desirable. Refer to the Position Description for the Key Selection Criteria.
About the Division
The Workforce Policy and Strategy Division brings together workforce strategy, policy and data analytics to lead a strategic approach to the management and development of Victoria's school education workforce by:
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position p lease 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 Ben Ellwood – Manager, Workforce Strategy via (03) 7022 2845 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.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Tuesday 8th September.