AddressCompany description:
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. For more information about the Department of Education, please visit http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/
Job description:
- Join a leadership group transforming education in NSW, and make a difference to early learners and students in NSW
- Ongoing Public Service Senior Executive Band 1 role with a remuneration range of $251,097 - $275,200 per annum
- Based in Parramatta with flexible work options
About us
At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We unlock excellence and unleash the potential of two-thirds of school children in NSW. We're proudly public and the largest education system in Australia. We nurture opportunities for every learner to develop the skills needed for their chosen career path, helping shape the industries of tomorrow.
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia.
About the role
This role is a key member of the leadership team within the NSW Early Childhood Education and Care Regulatory Authority which regulates over 6000 early childhood education and care services in NSW and drives the provision of safe, high quality services for children in NSW.
The role leads and develops tactical plans and initiatives to drive the development of regulatory Policy and strategy within NSW and in partnership with other jurisdictions, as well as overseeing the delivery of specialist regulatory functions for Regulatory Authority, including:
- legal advice and legal actions,
- the management of the approvals and assessment functions under the NQF and state-based legislation,
- leading initiatives that improve safety and quality practice in the sector,
- development and delivery of the Aboriginal cultural safety framework for the sector
For more details about this role, please click here to view the Role Description.
About you
You will possess strong leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders. You will have demonstrated extensive experience at a senior level, preferably within the public sector or comparable complex organisation. You will be a strategic thinker, able to drive solutions to complex problems, and have strong analytical skills with the ability to manage complex competing priorities in a high volume and constantly changing environment.
Your exceptional people and project management skills will help inform organisational strategy, growth and partnerships. Your key focus will be translating business objectives into strategies and initiatives.
Flexible work arrangements are available, including job share arrangements.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated extensive experience at a senior level in the management of a large, complex organisation.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people
- Demonstrated experience within regulation or a similar operational role that ensures accountability for rules and systems.
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as education, business, management, social sciences or communications, and/or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Hold a valid clearance to work with Children (Working with Children Check).
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates who have not previously worked for the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC's validity (up to 5 years).
Interested?
To apply for this role, please submit an online application and attach:
- your resume (max 5 pages)
- and a cover letter (max 2 pages) which demonstrates your understanding of the role and describes how your capabilities, knowledge and experience make you the best person for it.
Applications Close: Sunday 30 June 2024 at 11.59pm
Contact: For enquiries about the recruitment of this role, please contact Sharon Gudu - ***********@det.nsw.edu.au
Please note:
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (*****@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Candidates on a talent pool may be chosen and directly offered employment in other or similar roles (ongoing or term) in the near future.
