Program Manager, Pathways Strategy

**Exciting long-term temporary opportunity - make your mark with this new role in a new team**

**Lead the **implementation of a new Department strategy across NSW government secondary schools.**
- **Temporary Full-Time (until 30 June 2026)**:

- **Parramatta location with hybrid and flexible working arrangements**:

- **Program Manager, Pathways Strategy Clerk Grade 11/12**

**About the Department of Education***

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

For more information about the Department of Education, please visit NSW Department of Education

The Skills and Pathways directorate supports students to access secondary and post-school education and training options, building strong careers and a flourishing economy and society. We collaborate to develop policy, pilot innovative ideas, engage with industry and deliver programs to enhance skills and knowledge. We focus on unifying vocational and higher-education pathways.

**About the role**

The Program Manager, Pathways Strategy leads the coordination and delivery of support for the implementation of a new Department strategy across NSW government secondary schools, the Pathways for Secondary Students Strategy. The strategy has been developed to ensure every student is supported through pathways to succeed in post-school destinations.

As a key project team member to deliver the Pathways for Secondary Students Strategy across NSW, the role provides strategic project and change management oversight and support for the strategy, including governance and policy development and liaising with internal stakeholders including human resources and communications. The role liaises with school stakeholders to ensure the best outcomes will be achieved for students and to encourage school engagement with the strategy.

This is an outstanding long-term opportunity to play an important and foundational role at the inception of the Pathways and Vocational Education Strategy Team. Come and join us as we build pathways for lifelong learning, and support the delivery of a skilled and employable workforce for NSW through vocational education and training and higher education.

For further information please view the **role description**.

**About you**
- High-level strategic project management and change management experience in a large, diverse and complex organisation
- Experience delivering complex and innovative programs and program initiatives that drive evaluation, reporting and accountability requirements, including establishing governance frameworks/structures and policy development
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills to promote and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholder groups, including the ability to foster strategic relationships with industry partners to broker, develop and deliver programs
- Experience and knowledge in developing and implementing appropriate governance and risk frameworks that inform planning, performance measures, assessment tools and systems, reporting standards, program direction and business objectives
- Ability to manage and mitigate risk, managing issues and project milestones to ensure programs are developed and progressed within required timeframes and to agreed outcomes
- Experience managing the administration and appropriate allocation of program budgets, including reporting on program outcomes and funding requirements
- People management experience with demonstrated leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

**Essential requirements of the role**
- Degree qualification in related field and/or significant equivalent experience
- Working with Children Check for paid employment

**Key knowledge and experience**
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy_ _and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

**Benefits**
- Opportunity to make a difference at NSW Department of Education
- Flexible work-life balance
- 35 hour week
- Competitive salary

**How to apply**
- Submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role
- Attach an up-to-date resume (maximum of 5 pages)
- Provide your answers to all of the pre-screening questions, including the two targeted questions below:

- Targeted Question 1

Provide an example of a complex project that you have led or delivered that required adhering to a strict time frame. Clearly define the strategies you used and how you achieved the desired result. (Max 300 words)
- Targeted Question 2

Provide an example of a governance process you have put in place to monitor performance and reporting outcomes. What did you do, how did you develop and implement this and what was the result? (Max 300 wor