Principal Policy Advisor - Inclusive Education

About the role

The Principal Policy Advisor plays a lead role in improving access to health and allied health supports for schools, children and young people across Victoria, by designing and implementing state-wide projects in line with departmental objectives and emerging priorities. The role reports to the Manager of the Health, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Resilience Unit within the Inclusive Education Division and is a senior leadership position. It is a fixed-term full-time role until 30 June 2028.

Key responsibilities

• Shape advice to executives, key stakeholders and government officials on educational reforms that improve student wellbeing, engagement and learning outcomes
• Prepare cabinet submissions, governance papers and options detailing efficiencies through supporting workforces
• Design and implement support materials and resources on best practice, evidence-based service delivery
• Lead high-level governance and coordination of functions across the division and department
• Strengthen health and wellbeing workforce delivery by aligning current reforms and improved system approaches to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for all Victorian students
• Support governance and implementation of evaluation and monitoring of reforms to measure impact and success

Required profile

• Strong people leadership and policy skills, with the ability to think and plan strategically as well as at the implementation and governance level
• Natural collaborator with good organisational knowledge of regional structures and other departmental programs
• Open to contributing ideas to divisional strategy, identifying opportunities to build on colleagues' work and responding to feedback
• A relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience aligned to the work is desirable