Manager, Arc Learning

**About the Role**

An exciting opportunity exists for a Manager, Arc Learning Unit to lead the delivery of Arc, the Department of Education's digital platform that provides Victorian teachers with access to curriculum-aligned resources, professional learning opportunities, and safe and reliable software and technologies. You will drive innovation in digital learning platforms, ensuring they align with strategic objectives and deliver a high-quality user experiences.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position available until 30 June 2026.

**Key Responsibilities**

The Manager, Arc Learning will:

- Lead the development and enhancement of Arc, ensuring alignment with department goals and priorities.
- Work closely with IT and digital teams to support software development and future enhancements.
- Ensure a user-centric approach by incorporating UX/UI best practices.
- Engage with key stakeholders to manage expectations, gather insights, and drive project success.

**A**ttributes**
- expertise and experience in leading IT projects within government or similar contexts.
- strong knowledge of software development and digital technologies.
- practical experience in agile project management methodologies.
- an applied understanding of UX/UI principles
- highly developed stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

**Desirable**Qualifications and Experience**

**About the Department**

The department is responsible for early childhood and school education in Victoria through the provision of a wide range of learning and development supports 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 Division**

The Curriculum and Teaching Practice Division (CTPD) is responsible for developing and supporting schools to implement the department's teaching and learning policies and providing curriculum implementation guidance to Victorian government schools.

CTPD draws on contemporary research and practice evidence to develop evidence-based teaching and learning policy reforms, co-design and implement initiatives to support schools to deliver high-quality teaching programs. CTPD has primary responsibility for providing advice and implementation support to government schools to deliver the Victorian Curriculum.

CTPD has four branches:

- Teaching and Learning
- Literacy, Languages, the Arts and Humanities
- Numeracy, STEM and Digital Learning.
- Victorian Lesson Plans

Across these branches, the key functions include:

- developing and communicating policies and guidance in areas such as curriculum planning, pedagogy, assessment and reporting, curriculum implementation (including languages education, Holocaust education, literacy instruction, mathematics and numeracy education), and artificial intelligence
- developing lesson plans and other classroom teaching and learning resources to support the implementation of departmental pedagogical settings and F-10 curriculum
- designing and delivering high-quality professional learning to build teachers' professional expertise in key pedagogical and curriculum areas
- developing and managing the Arc Platform and implementing high-quality teaching and learning software
- fostering student, family and community engagement through programs like the Premiers' Reading Challenge, Books in Prep Bags, and community language schools.

**Further Information**

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close** 11:59pm on 20/06/2025.