The Senior Policy and Project Officer is an established position within our Teaching and School Leadership team and will manage a range of national education initiatives to drive high quality education practices.

As a senior member of a small and collaborative team, the position provides coordination, management advice and delivery of AITSL projects which all focus on promoting and supporting quality teaching and excellence in school leadership.

Typical responsibilities would include:

• Providing high level policy advice and guidance
• Making policy connections and proposing solutions in a complex national environment
• Liaise and develop solid working relationships with project stakeholders including contractors, steering groups and external education bodies
• Develop fluent written materials such as reports, meeting papers and web content
• Deliver engaging presentations for a variety of contexts including conferences and seminars
• Lead and coordinate project delivery, resources and budgets.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone with policy nous who will excel in working in a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment where no day is the same. You need to be comfortable with multiple tasks, focused on quality results and sensitive to stakeholder dynamics. You will be a confident and positive leader of projects, with strength in stakeholder management.

Tertiary qualified, with extensive experience in public policy related to education, you are a dynamic and resilient leader who loves diversity and complexity in their work.

On top of that - you’re a true team player! Someone who thrives in being part of a small, dynamic team.

For more information view the full Position Description via this link.

AITSL’s Story

AITSL is a public company based in Melbourne. We are funded by the Australian Government. The Commonwealth Minister for Education and Training is the sole member of the company.

As a national body, we were established to promote excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership. We work with the education community to improve student learning by:

• Defining and maintaining standards for initial teacher education, teachers and principals
• Leading and influencing improvement and reform in initial teacher education, teaching and school leadership
• Supporting, recognising and extending high quality, high impact professional practice.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted below and include a resume and cover letter.

Please direct any queries to [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Policy and Project Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

AITSL is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse organisation. We strongly welcome and encourage interest from Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We also strongly welcome and encourage people with disabilities to apply for roles with AITSL.