Project Officer

**An exciting opportunity to join our team and play an important role in the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (Academy).**

At the Academy, we are passionate about meaningful and exciting work that has an impact on education and student outcomes. Our shared purpose is to create and offer evidence-informed professional learning programs, events and initiatives designed to take Victoria's highly skilled teachers and school leaders from great to exceptional and advance the quality and status of teaching and school leadership.

We care about the quality of our work, demonstrate collective responsibility for continuous improvement and support each other to do the very best we can every day to achieve our goals.

The Academy is a learning organisation that provides opportunities for employees to grow. We have a positive culture that we are building together, where people feel supported, valued and heard.

**About the Division**

The Leadership Excellence Division delivers high quality leadership professional learning to school leaders at all levels. The professional learning portfolio, managed and delivered by the Division, includes career stage programs, leadership development programs, capability and disposition development, training programs and coaching and mentoring services. The Division is also responsible for implementation of the Victorian Aspiring Principal Assessment (VAPA). The Division's leadership programs are aligned with the Academy Leadership Excellence Framework, which sets out the practices, capabilities and domains of excellence in educational leadership. All programs are designed in line with high quality professional learning principles.

The Leadership Excellence Division works closely with other Academy Divisions to enable seamless participant support and customer service, efficient learning space and technology management and coordinated statewide program delivery.

**About the Role**

This position requires the successful applicant to demonstrate initiative, expertise, experience and knowledge in program and project management and evaluation as well as experience in developing, implementing, and customising professional learning program and project processes and systems.

To be successful in this role you will:

- support the scoping, planning and delivery of professional learning programs
- support the administration and logistics of the business unit, for instance, in budget and performance monitoring and management, program reporting and generalist project management
- have experience in developing, implementing, and customising program and project processes and system
- collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement professional learning programs.

**Capabilities**

The successful Project Officer will be a highly motivated and organised individual with a proven ability to support the delivery of successful programs and projects. They will possess strong problem-solving skills, a commitment to service excellence, and exceptional stakeholder engagement capabilities. The role requires a demonstrated capacity for resource management, adaptability to changing priorities, and effective communication and collaboration with diverse teams.

**Desirable Qualifications and Experience**
- Relevant qualification or equivalent experience for the role.
- Experience working in a dynamic, high performing team in a large, complex organisation.
- Proven ability to engage and build positive relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Experience in project management, contract management, and budget tracking.

**Further Information**

**This position is ongoing**.

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close 11:59pm Friday 16 May 2025