Manager Communications and Marketing

Job Description

Position Details
An exciting opportunity to join our team and play an important role in the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (Academy).

In 2021, the Minister for Education announced the investment of $148.2 million in developing the Academy – a new statutory authority.

The Academy sets a new benchmark for educational excellence in Australia. As a statutory authority, our influence spans government, Independent and Catholic school sectors, giving us the reach and unique ability to further enhance the teaching and leadership of Victorian educators. Our professional learning courses and programs contribute to improving outcomes for students and to elevating the teaching profession. We champion and promote lifelong learning and focus on giving teachers and school leaders opportunities to develop their expertise to make a deeper impact.

The Academy recognises the importance of providing opportunities for our employees to grow and develop their skills and to cultivate a flexible work environment that enables people to thrive. We believe in the transformative power of collaboration and promote a culture of curiosity and open-mindedness. It is through working together, championing innovation, and contributing to a positive work environment, that Academy employees can contribute and make a meaningful impact.

The Academy’s Communications & Marketing (CM) team coordinate efforts to influence the public perceptions of the profession, manage the Academy brand and its channels, and connect participants into relevant programs through targeted marketing. The CM team strategically influence the work of the Academy to provide coordinated and sequenced advocacy opportunities. These efforts will raise public awareness of the capability and status of school leaders and teachers in the science and practice of teaching.

The focus of this role is to lead the Communications and Marketing team in developing engaging and innovative content, aligned with the overall objectives of the Academy and to publish and produce content across multiple platforms and channels. The role will manage the provision of tailored and targeted communications and marketing campaigns to audiences across the entire Victorian education sector. The role will also work across the Academy to ensure consistency of messaging and building the Academy brand.

Please see the position description for further information about the role purpose.

Key accountabilities for this role include:

People Management and Leadership
Contract and Procurement Management
Thought leadership and expert advice in Communications and Marketing
Stakeholder management
Strategic and business planning and reporting
Your application must include your current CV and a separate 2–3-page document addressing the key selection criteria.

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

The Department values diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website , HRWeb and our Diversity and Inclusion page

The Department of Education and Training (the Department) is committed to, so far as is reasonably practicable, providing and maintaining a working environment for its employees that is safe and without risks to health and that other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the Department’s activities. The Department COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Policy) requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Department’s Policy outlines the requirements for all employees, prospective employees who (or may need to) work outside of their ordinary place of residence and attend a workplace of the Department or workplace of another Employer on behalf of the Department and its portfolio agencies. Subject to exceptions, only employees, and prospective employees with up-to-date vaccination status (see definitions section of the policy) against COVID-19 and who provide evidence of their Vaccination Status are permitted to work for the department outside their ordinary place of residence.

For this role, you are required to submit proof of full vaccination as part of the recruitment process and prior to commencement employment. Please refer to the above link for more information. This role requires onsite attendance at one or more Department work locations.

Information about the Department of Education and Training’s operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites: www.education.vic.gov.au and http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.

Applications close 27 November 2022