The Senior Engagement and Programs Officerleadsstakeholder engagement across the Academy's regional centre network, partnering with internal teams and Department of Education, Catholic and independent school partners to design, deliver and evaluate high-impact professional learning. This role requires deepexpertisein professional learning design, programmanagementand the ability todrive performanceacross a complex stakeholder environment.
This position commences 1 January ****
Are you passionate about the design and delivery of professional learning that makes a real difference to teachers and school leaders?
The Academy's mission is to enhance and improve student outcomes across rural, regional and metropolitan schools through specialised professional learning and pathways, and to raise public awareness of the profession. Information on our legislated objectives is available on our website: Our strategy and story | 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 also provide pathways for school and system improvement and raise public awareness of and confidence in the profession across government, Catholic and independent systems.
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 Regional Division leads the Academy's statewide regional presence through seven centres in Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mildura,Moeand Shepparton. Itis responsible forrepresentingthe Academyinlocal communities across government, Catholic and independent school sectors, ensuringequitableaccess to high-quality professional learning, and strengthening pathways into and within the teaching profession.
The Division delivers and enables qualified learning aligned to the Academy's leadership and teaching excellence priorities, while responding to local needs, emerging trends, and system priorities. It plays a critical role in reducing geographic barriers for rural and regional educators by providing local access to programs,facilitiesand networks.
Each centre is staffed by a locally embedded team with robust knowledge of their community, educationcontextand stakeholders. These teams lead engagement with schools and regional partners, support participation in Academy programs, and contribute to broader public engagement and promotion of the profession.
The Division also leads the delivery of major statewide initiatives and events, including large-scale conferences, and contributes to whole-of-Academy strategy,planningand implementation.



It works closely with all Academy divisions to ensure coordinated, high-quality delivery across the state.
About the Role
The responsibilities of the Senior Engagement and Programs Officer include:
Building andmanagingrelationships with system leaders,schoolsand sector networks
Designing,procuring,deliveringand evaluating profess ional learning programs aligned to local needs and Academy priorities
Managing concurrent workstreams to meet quality,timeframeand budget requirements
Leading and deliveringevaluation frameworks to assess effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
Exercising independent judgement to resolve complex issues
Capabilities
Significant experienceplanning and delivering professional learning programs
Managingprogram and project management, including leading concurrent workstreams
Designing and implementing evaluation frameworks to assess effectiveness and inform improvement
Delivering outcomes through strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
A high levelof initiative and independent judgement tomanagecomplex issues and deliveroutcomes
Proven ability to lead end-to-end program design and delivery and strong project management capabilities.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
Demonstrated experience in effectively engaging and building positive relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
A relevant tertiary qualification in education or public administration.
Applications close 11:59pm on Tuesday 1st September.
Applications close Tuesday 1 September **** at *****pm
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📌 Senior Engagement And Programs Officer (Shepparton)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Shepparton