CareerPlan

Senior Advisor, Policy and Advisory Unit

Melbourne, VictoriaFull-time2026-11-07 → 2026-11-14

Core

Senior Advisor supporting government schools in Victoria to understand and meet policy and regulatory obligations, reducing administrative burden for school leaders.

Role type

Senior policy advisor and compliance support specialist

Builds

Policy and Advisory Library (PAL), school policy templates, and expert advisory services for government schools

Domain

Public sector education administration and regulatory compliance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

policy design and development, regulatory compliance knowledge, stakeholder engagement, executive briefing and correspondence, training delivery, problem-solving

Preferred skills

tertiary qualification in relevant field, understanding of Victorian government school sector

Technologies

School Policy Templates Portal, Policy and Advisory Library (PAL)

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve the Policy and Advisory Library and school policy templates; provide expert advice and triage support to schools via the Principal Advisory Service; support corporate staff with best practice policy development; prepare executive and Ministerial correspondence and reports; deliver training on policy requirements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC