Occupation: Land, asset, resources and facilities management

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/VSBA/1952150

About the Department

The Department of Education (DE) leads the delivery of education and development services to children and students both directly through government schools and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services and non-government schools.

About the Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education and leads the planning, delivery and maintenance of education facilities across both schools and early learning settings. Established in 2016, it oversees one of Victoria's largest building programs, supporting the full education lifecycle from early childhood to secondary school. In response to Victoria's introduction of Two Years of Funded Kindergarten, the VSBA is working closely with the early childhood sector to deliver a significant pipeline of new and expanded kindergarten facilities, often co-located with schools.

The VSBA delivers four key priorities:

- building and expanding schools and early childhood facilities to meet population growth.
- planning, designing and constructing new facilities and upgrading existing ones to meet enrolment demand
- modernising and maintaining school and early learning facilities through coordinated programs, expert advice and grants
- engaging communities to ensure local input, transparency, and strong partnerships in project delivery

The VSBA brings together expertise in property, construction and project management, architecture, facilities maintenance, and education operations, alongside specialists in relocatable buildings, data and policy, finance,



communications, and stakeholder engagement.

About the Division

The Asset Planning and Support Division is responsible for the strategic planning and stewardship of the Department's education asset and infrastructure portfolio. The Division leads long-term asset planning, funding allocation for maintenance and renewal programs, asset information and performance management, and provides the systems, processes and expert advice that enable safe, sustainable and productive asset management practices and support schools under the shared responsibility model. Working closely with operational and delivery teams, the Division drives evidence-based investment decisions and oversees the delivery of maintenance programs and asset management initiatives that maximise asset performance and value for schools and their communities.

About the Role

The Maintenance Planning Branch supports schools in the effective management of assets under the shared responsibility model. The Branch seeks to ensure that all responsible parties are equipped with the information, tools and capability to effectively manage these assets, and respond to issues and risks impacting schools and early childhood facilities. The Branch applies a business improvement lens in coordinating and analysing cross-Divisional issues and facilitating joined-up case management activities.



The Branch also seeks to identify, develop and implement new initiatives and reforms to strengthen the asset management system and enable better outcomes for the school and early childhood portfolios.

The Program Manager is an integral role in the Maintenance Planning Branch. The Program Manager is responsible for and leads on a variety of work in support of key organisational strategic priorities, in close collaboration with other program teams across the VSBA and broader Department. This includes leading on strategic program and process development and implementation, coordinating cross-Divisional activities, facilitating a joined-up approach for complex and cross-organisation issues, policy and program analysis to identify opportunities for business improvement, and providing strategic advice on a range of policy and operational matters to senior leaders as required.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

- Supporting cross-Divisional activities, including reporting and stakeholder enquiries;
- Facilitating and supporting the strategic implementation of Division programs;
- Anal ysing and reviewing complex issues and programs to identify solutions to organisational challenges;
- Developing new and updated business processes, communications collateral and other documentation to support the delivery of key programs;
- Planning and implementing effective change management practices to ensure the successful roll-out of new or changing programs;
- Supporting a joined-up case management approach for complex and cross-organisation issues;
- Providing data, analysis and advice to key internal and external stakeholders, including the VSBA's executive team

📌 Program Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne