Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $138,631 - $185,518
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/1887897
Program Change Manager- Fixed Term/Full Time until 30 June 2026
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.
About the Division
The Inclusive Education Division delivers the departments inclusive education agenda to enable students with disability and additional needs to thrive at school and in life. The division supports schools to create safe and inclusive environments for all students to participate, learn, develop and succeed.
The Inclusive Education Professional Practice Branch (IEPP) builds the capability of regional and school-based staff to implement improved inclusive education frameworks, interventions and practices by:
About the Role
The Change Manager will play a key role in the successful implementation of a statewide IT platform that impacts regional workforces and schools across Victoria. The role will ensure adoption, resistance management and readiness are well-managed through a range of change activities. In this role, you will focus on the people side of change, supporting changes to well-established processes, systems and technology. The primary focus will be developing change strategies and implementing the associated change activities and plans to minimise employee resistance and maximise employee engagement. This role will be hands on including regular stakeholder engagement and project communications.
The Change Manager will collaborate with key stakeholders in the department to ensure the needs of schools and regional staff are met. This role will involve supervisory responsibility for a project officer who will support the implementation of change activities and stakeholder engagement.
The Change Manager will be responsible for:
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience managing change in a complex organisational environment, strong project management skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
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 please contact Mazzy Star, Manager, supportED Implementation Team 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 15 October 2025