Accreditation Manager

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $131,053 - $175,373

**Grade**:VIT6

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/1877258

The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.
About usThe VIT’s vision is to ensure that Victorian learners have the best teachers. All our work focusses on raising the quality of teaching, and providing for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where the full potential of all employees is reached and our differences are embraced. The VIT supports and enables employees to work safely in a discrimination-free environment and enjoy equal opportunities.By joining the team at VIT, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on people and their development.
Benefits include
flexible working arrangements
consultative leadership team who cares about staff, and actively supports career and professional development
positive and active social culture
access to a wide variety of leave options and salary packaging arrangements
strong commitment to equity, including through a comprehensive Gender Equity Action plan
mental health and wellbeing initiatives
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
’A grade’ office building with 4.5-star energy rating and modern end-of-trip facilities - only minutes from Southern Cross station.

Be part of a workforce who share VIT’s vision and are committed to contributing to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Salary range $131,053 - $175,373 plus statutory super.

Are you passionate about teacher education? Are you an excellent communicator with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders across the education sector? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic and reform driven environment?
- If you fit this profile, then you could join the dynamic Accreditation Team within the Strategy, Accreditation, Professional Practice and Policy Branch at VIT with an exciting and challenging mandate to enable quality teaching and provide for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- The Accreditation Manager role offers an outstanding career opportunity for a professional who is passionate about using their expertise and leadership to support VIT in its regulation of Victorian teachers. With expert knowledge of program accreditation, the higher education system and / or the teaching profession, excellent people management skills and strong stakeholder engagement skills, the role will ensure VIT is well informed to enable quality teaching.
- Be part of a forward-thinking, risk-based regulator where ideas and opinions are valued.

**About the role**
- This role will require you to:

- manage and support accreditation staff using proactive and positive approaches to maximise effectiveness and engagement.
- perform a key advisory, advocacy and liaison role in relation to the accreditation of ITE programs, approval of pathway programs, assessment of overseas qualifications for equivalency to an ITE program, and endorsement of continuing education programs for registered teachers.
- guide the development of frameworks and principles to support VIT's assessment of ITE programs, pathway programs, continuing education programs and overseas qualifications that meet the standards and requirements of National and State reforms and manage the related approval processes.
- manage partnerships with key stakeholders related to the accreditation functions.
- represent VIT in the education sector and provide advice to a range of stakeholders on complex matters concerned with standards, pathways, professional learning and ITE program accreditation.
- prepare briefs, reports and / or guidance to internal and external stakeholders; including, but not limited to, Director Strategy, Accreditation, Professional Practice and Policy, VIT Accreditation Committee, VIT Executive and VIT Council.
- identify current and emerging issues, as well as risks and trends that affect policies and processes to support the accreditation functions of the Institute.
- Support the Director Strategy, Accreditation, Professional Practice and Policy
- undertake other duties as directed by Director Strategy, Accreditation, Professional Practice and Policy Branch.

**About you**
- As an experienced people manager you will have sound and practical knowledge of higher education, regulation and ITE accreditation requirements. You will have experience in program accreditation, managing successful teams and a passion for child safety and experience working within the education sector.

Knowledge and skills
- Very strong people management abilities and high-level interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively collaborate with others and maintain productive and positive working relationships.
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