ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.

The VIT’s vision is to ensure that Victorian learners have the best teachers. All our work focusses on raising the quality of teaching, and providing for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where the full potential of all employees is reached and our differences are embraced. The VIT supports and enables employees to work safely in a discrimination-free environment and enjoy equal opportunities.

By joining the team at VIT, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on people and their development.

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Consultative leadership team who cares about staff, and actively supports career and professional development
• Positive and active social culture
• Access to a wide variety of leave options and salary packaging arrangements
• Strong commitment to equity, including through a comprehensive Gender Equity Action plan
• Mental health and wellbeing initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• ‘A grade' office building with 4.5-star energy rating and modern end-of-trip facilities – only minutes from Southern Cross station.

Be part of a workforce who share VIT’s vision and are committed to contributing to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Policy and People this role will assist by leading the development, implementation, monitoring, review and amendment of governance, corporate and regulatory policies to ensure that they are up to date and align with best practice.

This role will require you to:

• Undertake a broad range of activities relating to policy development and analysis on complex matters, including briefings for VIT's Executive
• Manage key strategic projects related to legislative and policy reform
• Provide specialist advice on policy issues to a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Plan the policy development process, identifying decision makers, policy requirements, issues and risks and key stakeholders
• Use innovative thinking and analysis when considering policy development
• Apply complex concepts to policy development and research

Please refer to the position description for more Information.

ABOUT YOU

As an experienced policy officer you will have sound and practical knowledge of contemporary risk-based regulatory practice.

In addition to this, as the successful candidate, you will have:

• Experience in managing organisation-wide frameworks and processes to lead the development, implementation, monitoring and review of governance, corporate and regulatory policies.
• Experience conducting research and analysis to identify policy issues and contemporary practices and approaches that inform the policy development process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Experience in project management which demonstrates an ability to produce detailed project plans where objectives are defined and action steps for achieving them are clearly specified.
• Ability to deliver tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.

next steps

Please follow the "Apply Now" link to submit your application.

To discuss this role further, please contact Jaclyn Spencer on [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Policy Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS

Our recruitment and selection process is based on the public sector employment principles and will include the following overarching principles:

• Our decisions will be based on merit - we will assess each applicant’s skills, knowledge, attributes and qualifications objectively against the key selection criteria
• We will be fair, reasonable and equitable - we will provide equal employment opportunities
• We will be objective
• We will comply with our privacy obligations during the recruitment and selection process.

During the recruitment and selection process, shortlisted applicants may be asked to submit to various assessment tools and pre-employment screenings. This may include consent to conduct a nationally coordinated criminal history check.

The VIT is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and stakeholders. The VIT has a COVID-19 policy which strongly recommends all employees be fully vaccinated.

A position description is attached.