Manager - Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

Help drive the Department’s long-term, system-wide program of disability reform for public education. We are seeking an experienced change leader to work across the agency, whole-of-government, and with broader stakeholders, to strengthen educational outcomes, inclusion and wellbeing for students with disability across the public education system.

Join Reform and Strategic Services as the Department of Education delivers against its strategic plan and progresses important state and national reforms.

The Role

The Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Change, leads and coordinate the development and delivery of system-wide stakeholder engagement, communication and change strategies that support the disability reform program and its successful implementation across schools and the system. They will provide high-quality, strategic advice to the Director, Corporate Executive, and Ministers on stakeholder engagement, communication and change regarding disability reform, including emerging opportunities, issues and risks, to inform decision making and ensure transparency of change outcomes.  

The successful applicant will lead a team to assess change readiness and stakeholder impacts; plan and deliver strategic communications; design and coordinate stakeholder engagement; develop and implement change management activities; and ensure stakeholder insights and feedback are used to inform the design and implementation of reform. They will also build and maintain strong relationships across the Department, broader education system, and d…