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 ROLE

An exciting opportunity exists for a VPS5 Senior Project Advisor to join the Pre-Service Programs team in ECE’s Workforce Policy and Programs Division.
In this role, you will lead the implementation of early childhood scholarships programs and support the delivery of early childhood tertiary partnerships program to support high-quality pre-service training in the early childhood education sector.
As part of a high-performing team, you will be responsible for monitoring the performance of external scholarships administrators, stakeholder engagement, contract management and implementation, as well as seeking to continuously improve these programs through evaluation and identification of new opportunities. You will provide support and mentoring to other staff in the team, with assistance from the Manager of Pre-Service Programs.
The Pre-Service Programs team is also responsible for implementing early childhood tertiary partnership programs, including managing partnerships with universities, TAFEs and registered training organisations to support the delivery of tailored early childhood qualifications and quality placements.
This is a great opportunity to make a lasting contribution to a nation leading reform and an expanding policy area. The leadership team in WPP is committed to growing and supporting our staff, and WPP aims to be a welcoming division for individuals from diverse backgrounds. Flexible and part-time work arrangements will be considered.

The successful candidates will play a key role in contributing to the Division’s priorities by:

• providing performance and contract management and strategic support throughout the program lifecycle
• collecting and analysing evidence, data and insights to inform program design
• building and maintaining productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on program objectives, including tertiary providers and regional teams
• providing high quality and timely written and verbal advice to decision makers, including preparation of presentations, reports, submissions, briefings and correspondence
• applying sound project management, critical thinking and problem solving to programs
• being an integral part of a high-performing team within a dynamic environment, contributing to a collaborative and productive team culture
• supporting and mentoring other staff within the team