Project Advisor

13 hours ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Education Full time

**About the Role**

The purpose of this Project Advisor role is to provide support for effective project development, facilitation and implementation of initiatives to help create safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces for school-based and corporate staff.

Current priorities (that may evolve over time) include supporting the development of clear policies, resources and capability building on respectful workplaces, which includes addressing bullying, sexual harassment and work-related violence, including operationalising the School Community Safety Order Scheme.
- policy and project development
- stakeholder management
- coordination of training, and management of training service providers.

The Project Advisor will have strong people, communication, policy and systems thinking skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders. The role will be an excellent opportunity to demonstrate strategic coordination, facilitation and leadership, and to help safeguard the mental and physical health for Victoria's largest workforce.

This role would suit a proactive, positive and innovative individual with a passion or interest in health and wellbeing.

This role requires attendance at the Department's Melbourne CBD office.

**Qualifications and Experience**

Desirable: Relevant tertiary qualification in Education, Project Management, Occupational health and safety**

The Department of Education (DE) leads the delivery of education and development services to children, young people and adults both directly through government schools and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services, non-government schools and training programs.

**Employee Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division**

The Employee Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division (ESWI Division) is committed to the Department's vision to create safe, healthy, respectful and inclusive working environments for Department employees to thrive and succeed.

The ESWI Division performs its functions through five branches that span from prevention with a focus on employee mental health, through to response and recovery, along with strategy, advice and support, and diversity and inclusion. These teams adopt a holistic approach for supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce across schools, central and regional offices. This includes Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Workers' Compensation policy advice and support, for both physical and mental health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The objectives of the ESWI Division are to:
- promote positive wellbeing in working environments, including by proactively supporting and protecting employee mental health
- prevent against known and expected risks to health, safety and wellbeing
- respond swiftly and effectively to manage potential issues as they emerge and prevent injuries
- support employees to recover from injury and illness, and return to work
- promote respectful and inclusive workplaces that upholds equal opportunity and prevents discrimination, bullying, harassment and sexual harassment
- promote human rights and workforce diversity and inclusion.

**Further Information**

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close** 11:59pm on Sunday 12 October 2025.

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