Early Childhood Performance and Planning Advisor
Key Responsibilities:
* To ensure that all children and families have access to, and participate in, high quality early childhood education and care.
* Building partnerships with key stakeholders, providing advice and support to local government, community service organisations and early childhood providers.
* Monitoring service agreements between the Department of Education and funded organisations to ensure delivery of funded programs and organisations meet key policy and service agreement policies and funding requirements.
* Servicing the implementation of key government Early Childhood policy, initiatives, reforms, and strategies at a local level.
Skills and Qualifications:
* Conceptual and analytical abilities and stakeholder management.
* Exceptional planning and organisational skills.
* Collaborates and shares information.
* Encourages resolution of conflict within group.
* Prepares briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language.
* Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably.
* Uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems.
About This Role
This role is located in the Early Childhood Improvement Branch, Central Highlands Area, South Western Victoria Region. The Early Childhood Improvement Branch implements key government Early Childhood policy, initiatives, reforms, and strategies at a local level.
The Early Childhood Improvement Branch ensures a dedicated team supports Early Childhood providers and services in Areas. The Branch has multiple responsibilities, including funded early childhood services, kindergarten programs and the implementation of the suite of Best Start Best Life reforms including, Pre-Prep, three-year-old kindergarten, School Readiness Funding and various key early childhood policies. The branch drives improvement in service delivery and outcomes for children across the Early Childhood sector.
This role will be responsible for focussing on ensuring that all children and families have access to, and participate in, high quality early childhood education and care. It also includes building partnerships with key stakeholders, providing advice and support to local government, community service organisations and early childhood providers.
What We Offer
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer opportunities for further learning and professional development. We encourage you to look beyond your current capabilities and push yourself to achieve more.
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