Program Advisor

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 2

Organisation: Department of Education

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Construction

Reference: VG/DE/VSBA/20014508

Program Advisor

**About the Department**

The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

**About the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA)**

The VSBA operates as a Group within the Department of Education (DE). Established in August 2016, the VSBA has been tasked by the Victorian Government to:

- build on existing infrastructure planning and delivery strengths;
- have a stronger, dedicated focus on project planning, delivery and community engagement;
- increase reporting to Government with stronger asset policy integration; and
- provide a major uplift in Statewide and local communications.

The VSBA brings together DE's existing expertise in project management, the latest ideas in school design, and a dedicated community engagement team to deliver the right schools for local communities. In June 2018, the VSBA developed an overarching four-year strategic framework, which identifies VSBA's five Group objectives. It also captures VSBA's vision, “to build a bright and better education future for Victoria”.

**About the Division**

The Project Delivery Division is responsible for delivering educational infrastructure projects, including the acquisition and management of land as well as delivery of capital infrastructure projects. This includes upgrade and modernisation projects on existing school sites as well as new schools.

In addition, in June 2022, the Victorian Government announced the Best Start, Best Life reform, which includes:

- free Kindergarten for all three
- and four-year olds from 2023
- transitioning to 30-hours of ‘Pre-Prep' for four-year-olds progressively from 2025
- delivery of 50 government owned, affordable and accessible early learning facilities

As part of these reforms, the State has committed to take on a more active role in planning for early childhood infrastructure.

This involves greater information sharing between State and local government to build a better understanding of current and future State-wide demand, exploring a variety of response options, and providing targeted support where the existing market is not able to respond

**About the Role**

The Program Advisor role in the Kindergarten Infrastructure Delivery Branch provides support for a range of program services to the VSBA, including business related functions covering human resources, reporting, and support for Divisional activities such as:

- General Management - ensuring data integrity in business reporting and analysis;
- Capability and Induction - support for learning and development and staff induction processes;
- Other assistance includes support for planning, recruitment, performance development processes, audit and review processes including people and culture.

The role includes a high degree of stakeholder engagement with the VSBA Executive Team, Business Unit Managers, and Divisions across the Department.

All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the _VSBA 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.

**Attributes**

**Desirable **Qualifications and Experience**
- Desirable : considerable/demonstrated experience similar role within government**.**

**Further Information**

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close 11:59pm on 07/10/2024