Principal Consultant

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

The Department of Education’s strategic directions outline the commitment for every child, from Kindergarten to Year 12 to have access to high quality education underpinned by excellence in teaching and quality leadership. This is an education that meets the needs of the learner, preparing them for future success.

The Reform and Strategic Services group leads major education reforms and strategic initiatives to strengthen public education. It oversees system-level governance, disability reform, and change management for key projects, while driving innovation to embed best practice across schools. The division also manages partnerships, communications and election commitments, ensuring the Department remains future-focused and responsive to emerging priorities.

The Role

As a Principal Consultant in Reform and Strategic Services, your role is to provide high-level strategic advice and professional support to the Deputy Director General and the Reform and Strategic Services executive team to drive the effective development, implementation and coordination of projects, programs and initiatives, aligned to the Department’s strategic priorities. This includes designing developing and monitoring the delivery of project, programs and initiatives, initiated by the Reform and Strategic Services group, to meet current and emerging needs, ensuring cross-divisional collaboration, significant cross-agency coordination and collaboration and reporting on strategic outcomes.

In this role, you will undertake research and analysis of statewide…