Senior Data Advisor VPS5

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/VSBA/1881006

This role supports the VSBA's IPM Platform and provides guidance, stakeholder engagement and technology support on a range of a critical IT system work.

About the Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s. The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants. With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program.

About the Division

The Corporate Division provides corporate support to all VSBA teams and fulfills an important assurance and oversight role. They guide VSBA to achieve strategic objectives and ensure decision-making is transparent and accountable.

About the Role

The Senior Data Advisor – Business Analyst role is in the Infrastructure Portfolio Management Platform (IPM) team. The VSBA's IPM platform is strengthening the VSBA's governance by improving our infrastructure management capability and mitigating integrity, delivery, data and financial management risks across the department's capital and operational programs portfolio. IPM is comprised of 3 complex Oracle products - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), and Aconex.

This role supports the VSBA's IPM Platform and provides guidance, stakeholder engagement and technology support on a range of a critical IT system work. The role is responsible for the provision of comprehensive support for data and process related activities. This role collaborates closely with various stakeholders to gather and analyse various data and system needs by identifying the business requirements.

All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in theVSBA Customer Service Charter. Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Mandatory: Experience in gathering and documenting complex business processes.
• Mandatory: Experience in Oracle products such as Aconex, Primavera and ERP.
• Desirable: Relevant tertiary qualification.
• Desirable: Considerable/demonstrated experience similar role within government.
  
  

How to apply

Applicants are encouraged to include aCurriculum Vitae and a Cover letter addressing the key selection criteria provided in the position description.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see 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

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at .

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Matt Moisis – Manger via

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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This is a Fixed Term role for 24 months

Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday, 28 September 2025