Take the lead as a Manager in Schools and Student Support. In this critical role you’ll oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of state-wide initiatives, including projects supporting the Family Support Coordinators initiative. With a focus on achieving practical outcomes, you’ll manage timelines, resources, and stakeholder engagement to ensure the successful implementation of programs that enhance student engagement and inclusion. If you have strong analytical skills, a solutions-focused mindset, and a passion for creating positive change in education, this role is for you!
This is a temporary fulltime project position until 31 December 2025, unless otherwise determined. Base location of this role is Central Office, Brisbane.
The Manager reports to the Director, Schools & Student Support.
About The Role
As the Manager, you will provide expert advice and strategic guidance to support the planning and implementation of the unit's priorities, ensuring alignment with the department's agenda and strategic goals. You will act as an insightful planner and strategist, contributing to the development of systemic initiatives and policies that promote smooth transitions into school from early childhood and establish positive patterns of engagement in learning.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
- Lead, manage and monitor the success of significant implementation projects, strategies, policies and innovative educational frameworks and communicate with key stakeholders and regions to raise awareness of the impacts of significant milestones, issues and achievements.
- Provide leadership, policy and project management expertise in relation to significant education reform agendas.
- Develop departmental and whole of government responses to major state and national level initiatives and reviews of education.
- Establish and maintain networks and liaise with senior officers and representatives in a range of government agencies on a diverse range of complex education issues.
- Liaise and consult about the provision of information for high level corporate reporting and policy activities requiring an integrated response across the branch and department.
- Identify, research and progress strategic initiatives regarding education reform and formulate innovative options and solutions that stimulate and drive community, sector and government agendas.
- Provide strategic advice to the Minister, Director-General, and senior officers to inform quality executive decision making.
- Prepare major policy papers, cabinet submissions, briefings and reports on strategic education reform initiatives.
- Implement evaluation and monitoring processes which measure the impact of strategic initiatives and administrative processes to inform current and future agendas.
- Develop and implement communication strategies for consultation for policy development and implementation and to raise awareness of the outcomes of education reforms in the community.
- Establish effective relationships and networks with key stakeholders and clients.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How To Apply
- A brief resume (maximum 3 pages) with contact details of 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history) and
- A maximum 2-page statement that outlines:
- Motivation to Apply for this Role
- People Leadership & Personal Attributes, including alignment with the Vision, Results and Accountability competencies in Role Description below and the role details and attributes stated above.
- Project Governance Knowledge, Skills & Experience, such as: leading development, implementation and on-going governance of frameworks, standards, strategies, procedures and improvement plans
- Delivery of Projects/Initiatives, for example: experience in PMO functions; provide project management expertise to project staff to ensure that project activities are aligned to strategic and business performance objectives; and risk identification, assessment and management.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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