Senior Program Advisor

The VCAA is a statutory body responsible to the Victorian Minister for Education, serving both government and non-government schools. We provide high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting for all Victorian students birth to 18 years.

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Senior Secondary Certificate Reform Division in the VCAA for a 2-year fixed term full-time position until December 2027.

• Salary: $113,022 - $136,747 (Plus Superannuation)
• Fixed term
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexible work conditions maybe/are available)
• Usual work location: East Melbourne (flexible work conditions maybe/are available)

VCAA's Senior Secondary Certificate Reform Division (SSCRD) is responsible for leading and implementing generational reform to Victoria's senior secondary certification in response to the 2020 Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling (The Firth Review).

The reforms are supporting all Victorian secondary students to access engaging curriculum where they can connect their learning to real-life and workplace experiences.

The introduction of the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) in 2023 supports students to pursue high-quality and valued vocational pathways aligned to their strengths and interests and to finish schooling with the skills and capabilities they need for success in further education, training, work, and life.

Role purpose

The Senior Program Advisor - VCE VM and VPC will work in a team of 3 Program Advisors to support the state-wide

implementation of the VCE Vocational Major and the Victorian Pathways Certificate, including contribution to the

following workflows and projects;

• Provide procedural support for schools including;
• Management of regular communications
• Management of the website content and Handbooks
• VASS and eligibility query management
• Provide curriculum and pedagogical support including;
• Management of study/curriculum design reviews and implementation (VPC & VCEVM)
• Curriculum and program design and delivery support
• Development and publication of support materials
• Provide ongoing professional learning & support including;
• Manage and contribute to professional learning programs (in person, online, on demand)
• Manage correspondence
• Manager stakeholder engagement
• Manage Communities of practice
• Contribute to major reform projects including
• development of the proposed VCE VM assessment model
• professional learning development and delivery
• development, accreditation, publication and implementation of the new VPC studies

Attributes

The successful applicant will be a team player and have strong skills in project and program delivery. Your passion for teamwork, people and project discipline will ensure you demonstrate the VPS values and lead with integrity, while supporting a safe and inclusive workplace.

You are a highly organised and professional person, capable of managing projects with numerous contributors and stakeholders for demanding clients to firm deadlines and budget constraints.

Your excellent stakeholder management and communication skills will help you steer, support and deliver successful programs and projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience developing and delivering senior secondary curriculum especially in applied learning programs is essential
• Experience developing, delivering and supporting teachers to understand best practice assessment in applied learning is essential
• The candidate should have Leading Teacher, Learning Specialist or similar/equivalent experience in an educational setting
• The candidate should have experience delivering professional learning to teachers or other professionals
• The candidate should have experienced developing and implementing policy

How to apply

Applicants are encouraged to include a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover letter addressing the key selection criteria provided in the position description.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

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For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Anna Fee, Curriculum and Assessment Manager, Senior Secondary Certificate Reform Division via email:

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Tuesday 14 October 2025.