Team Leader, Principal Preparation

About the role

The Academy, part of the Victorian Department of Education, is recruiting a Team Leader for its Principal Preparation unit. The role leads a team delivering professional learning programs and initiatives, including the Victorian Aspiring Principal Assessment (VAPA), and is largely responsible for overseeing and improving the VAPA. It is an ongoing position starting 1 January 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee, lead, support and enable effective management of the VAPA
• Lead and manage the VAPA team, including workload, competing priorities and delivery against objectives
• Identify and implement improvements to systems, processes and service delivery
• Contribute to planning and alignment with organisational priorities
• Manage stakeholder relationships and resolve complex issues

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing a complex project, program or initiative
• Demonstrated people leadership and team management capability
• Experience or qualifications in education, project and program management or learning design and delivery is desirable but not mandatory

Required skills

• Planning, prioritisation and delivery
• Managing complex workflows, resourcing and competing priorities
• Stakeholder engagement, collaboration and problem solving
• Risk management, process improvement and service quality
• Translating policy and strategy into consistent ways of working

To apply, submit a cover letter, a two-page response to the selection criteria and a recent CV. Applications close 11:59pm on 12 November 2026; preferred applicants may be asked to complete a police check.