Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1879729
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
Procurement Division supports the department's core functions and strategic priorities by ensuring excellence in goods and services procurement practices. The Division is responsible for supporting effective planning and leadership of procurement activities to deliver policy compliance, value for money, effective staff support and administrative efficiency.
Within the Schools Procurement Branch, the Grants and Procurement Services Unit is responsible for providing policy advice, systems support, and contract management.
The Grants and Procurement Services Unit has the following policy responsibilities:
About the Role
The Grants and Procurement Services team is working to implement a technology solution built on Salesforce that will manage the Department of Education's grants to external providers.
The Senior Project Advisor will play a pivotal role in delivering this solution by working across the organisation, in collaboration with Information Management and Technology Division and the chosen supplier. The role will perform project management / business analysis and support the development of a grants management system by:
This is a fixed term position until 30 June 2026.
Attributes
To succeed in this role, you will need excellent business analysis, project implementation and/or change management skills, excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, strong conceptual and analytical ability and highly developed problem-solving skills. You must also be responsive and committed to delivering timely high-quality work.
An applicant that can demonstrate experience that meets the VPS5.2 grade descriptors may be appointed at that level on engagement.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
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 Lachlan Eddy, Manager Grants and Procurement Services via (03) 03 7022 1322 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 Friday 29th August 2025.