Program Change Manager

Program Change Manager- Fixed Term/Full Time until 30 June 2026

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support 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 Inclusive Education Division delivers the departments inclusive education agenda to enable students with disability and additional needs to thrive at school and in life. The division supports schools to create safe and inclusive environments for all students to participate, learn, develop and succeed.

The Inclusive Education Professional Practice Branch (IEPP) builds the capability of regional and school-based staff to implement improved inclusive education frameworks, interventions and practices by:

• focusing direction on the development of an organisational culture that establishes and sustains a consistent and supportive school environment for all students
• cultivating collaboration to inform, develop and support inclusive education practices that recognise the unique characteristics of Victoria's education system and meet local demands
• providing a practical model of tiered intervention support where leaders and education professionals can identify the capability required to build a learner's cognitive, emotional and social capabilities
• deepening professional learning to build teacher knowledge, capabilities and attitudes to improve the educational outcomes for all students.

About the Role

The Change Manager will play a key role in the successful implementation of a statewide IT platform that impacts regional workforces and schools across Victoria. The role will ensure adoption, resistance management and readiness are well-managed through a range of change activities. In this role, you will focus on the people side of change, supporting changes to well-established processes, systems and technology. The primary focus will be developing change strategies and implementing the associated change activities and plans to minimise employee resistance and maximise employee engagement. This role will be hands on including regular stakeholder engagement and project communications.

The Change Manager will collaborate with key stakeholders in the department to ensure the needs of schools and regional staff are met. This role will involve supervisory responsibility for a project officer who will support the implementation of change activities and stakeholder engagement.

The Change Manager will be responsible for:

• Develop and implement a change management strategy to support the implementation of a statewide IT platform considering the needs of diverse end-users
• Conduct change impact assessments identifying potential resistance points and developing mitigation strategies
• Design and implement a stakeholder engagement strategy including the development of communication artefacts tailored to different stakeholder groups
• Facilitate workshops and engagement sessions to build understanding, gather feedback and foster buy-in for the new platform
• Oversee the development of a comprehensive training curriculum to build user skills and confidence
• Develop and implement a sustainability plan for continued adoption of the platform post go-live
• Establish mechanisms to capture user feedback for continuous improvement of change activities and platform enhancements

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience managing change in a complex organisational environment, strong project management skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

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. Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

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For further information pertaining to the role, please contact please contact Mazzy Star, Manager, supportED Implementation Team via

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Applications close 11:59pm on 15 October 2025