Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Consulting and strategy
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1911411
About the role
The Senior Adviser in the Corporate Strategy team plays a pivotal role in shaping the department's long‑term direction. As a key contributor to the development and refinement of the department's four‑year strategic plan, the Senior Adviser helps define the organisation's vision, priorities and pathways for delivery. The role is both strategic and operational, ensuring that high‑level intent is translated into practical frameworks, processes and tools that support execution across the department.
What you'll be doing
As Senior Adviser, you'll play a key role in:
About you
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
Why join us
You'll be part of a newly established team that values curiosity, collaboration and continuous learning. We're intentional about building a supportive, inclusive and high‑performing culture where people share ideas, challenge constructively and grow together.
This is an opportunity to help shape the strategic direction of the department while developing your own capability in a team that invests in its people.
About us
The Corporate Strategy team sits within the Budget, Corporate and Funding Strategy Division (BCFSD). BCFSD supports sound decision making to optimise resource allocation and funding and strategically position the department to deliver its priorities, manage its risks, and publicly report on progress.
We are responsible for:
The department is responsible for early childhood and school education in Victoria through the provision of a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The Department of Education pro vides 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 early learning.
How to apply
Applicants must submit:
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Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see the attached position description.
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
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information about the role, please contact Marina Zhang – Manager, Corporate Strategy via (03) 7022 1829 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 18 March 2026