Salary: HEP 10 $137,624 per annum + 17% employer superannuation
Contract Type: Full time, fixed-term until January 2027
Hours per week: 36.75/1.0FTE
Location: Footscray Park Campus
Apply Before : 6 August 2025

ABOUT US:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Program Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage VU’s strategic preparation for the 2026 National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, ensuring a collaborative and comprehensive approach.
• Develop and implement the University’s Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Plan, aligned with institutional strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate reporting and progress updates to the Steering Committee and other governance bodies, ensuring timely and accurate communication.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, including students, to co-design and deliver prevention, education, and response initiatives.
• Act as the University’s subject-matter expert and liaison on Code-related matters with government and sector stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in services, policies, and processes related to staff and student safety and wellbeing.
• Provide strategic advice on external developments impacting the University, including risk identification and mitigation.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE:

• Proven leadership in complex, enterprise-wide social change initiatives, particularly in Gender-based Violence Prevention, Safety, and Wellbeing.
• Advanced strategic, planning, and program management skills, with the ability to deliver high-impact initiatives in dynamic environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication capabilities, including the ability to influence, negotiate, and build trust across diverse groups.
• Expertise in regulatory compliance and policy development, especially within the higher education sector and in relation to Gender-based Violence.
• High-level analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate complex data and concepts into clear, compelling communications for varied audiences.
• Deep understanding of evidence-based prevention and response frameworks, and experience applying these in institutional or community settings.
• Commitment to inclusive practice and cultural sensitivity, especially when working with communities with lived experience and diverse student and staff cohorts.
  For a copy of the position description, please click HERE .