Senior Policy Advisor

Help shape the future of the schools workforce as a Senior Policy Advisor in Workforce Policy and Strategy Division (WPSD). Lead on strategy and policy development, engage with department and system stakeholders, and take a collaborative approach to understand and address systemic challenges.

About the Role

This is a full time fixed term role until 30/06/2029.

Join the Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor. You will lead on strategy and policy development relating to the schools workforce. You will engage with department and system stakeholders, taking a collaborative approach to understanding and addressing systemic challenges. You will think critically and creatively about policy challenges. You will draft compelling business cases to seek funding for new initiatives. You will report to a Policy Manager and as a senior member of the team you will develop and guide other team members to produce quality work.

Help shape the future of the schools' workforce as a Senior Policy Advisor in Workforce Policy and Strategy Division (WPSD).

WPSD is a strategic policy division within the Department of Education. The division sets the direction for the department's approach to teacher preparation, attraction, development and retention. The division delivers a number of key workforce initiatives supporting pre-service and early career teachers, and collaborates with colleagues across the wider department to support the translation of policy to implementation. The division has growing expertise in the broader, non-teaching schools workforce.

As a Senior Policy Advisor, you will lead on strategy and policy development. You will engage with department and system stakeholders, taking a collaborative approach to understanding and addressing systemic challenges. You will think critically and creatively about policy challenges. You will draft compelling business cases to seek funding for new initiatives. You will report to a Policy Manager and as a senior member of the team you will develop and guide other team members to produce quality work.

WPSD is a motivated, high performing division. You will work with intellectually curious colleagues who are committed to the ongoing improvement of the education system. All members of the division are expected to contribute to sustaining and improving a collaborative, supportive culture and inclusive environment.

Applicants with experience with one or more of the following are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Strategic policy development
• Budget bid development
• Research and analysis

For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.

About Workforce Policy and Strategy Division

Workforce Policy and Strategy (WPS) Division, in Schools Workforce Group, brings together workforce strategy, policy and data analytics to lead a strategic approach to the management and development of Victoria's school education workforce by:

• Providing the Department of Education with a centralised strategic policy capability, with expertise in workforce issues.
• Supporting project management and monitoring the delivery of teacher supply programs and initiatives.
• Maintaining departmental expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis of the school-based workforces to support investment, quality improvement, and regional/system-level workforce management decisions.