Join the VSBA as a Property Officer and work within the Early Childhood Operations team responsible for oversight of the operational portfolio of early childhood facilities, including leasing and licensing of facilities, comprehensive due diligence on site suitability and providing expert property support to the Best Start Best Life Program.
About the role:
2 Positions available, these roles are Fixed Term - Full Time roles until 30/06/2028
Located in the Property Branch within the Victorian School Building Authority, these role sits within the Property Branch's Early Childhood Operations team. The team is responsible for oversight of the operational portfolio of early childhood facilities, including leasing and licensing of facilities, comprehensive due diligence on site suitability and providing expert property support to the Best Start Best Life Program. A strong working knowledge of property and development will be critical.
The position, also known as Property Officer, is within the Early Childhood Operations team at the Victorian School Building Authority.
The role reports to the Manager, Early Childhood Operations and will be required to collaborate with other team members across the VSBA teams and other stakeholders. The incumbent is responsible for stakeholder engagement regarding property agreements, provide general support to ensure successful project delivery, provide property site suitably advice for potential kindergarten centres and general maintenance enquiries.
The Property Officer's role will have a focus on:
- Undertaking property-focused site reviews to support the planning and delivery of early childhood facilities, including kindergartens on school sites, modular kindergartens, and early learning and childcare centres. Advice will be focused on property-specific issues and risks that may impact development feasibility, including title analysis, restrictive covenants, easements, caveats, native title, subdivisions, and Crown land, among others.
- Implementing system and management of property site reviews, including ongoing stakeholder support and education to ensure property matters are clearly understood at both the planning and delivery phases.
- Implement and manage leases and licenses to enable operation of department-owned early childhood facilities.
- Responding to daily maintenance requests by clearly defining lease responsibilities and coordinating operational activities across branches and ensure efficient service delivery.
The Property Branch is a strongly collaborative environment where staff work together across various projects. The team manages a high volume of projects and it is a fast paced highly responsive environment. Given the high profile nature of the projects, the role requires valuable stakeholder management and communication skills and that reporting and record keeping is delivered to the highest standard.
An important element of the role is the provision of timely advice and specialist support to other areas within the VSBA in relation to the VSBA's Best Start Best Life Program. The role would suit someone with excellent stakeholder management skills, attention to detail and strong communication skills.
All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the VSBA Customer Service Charter. Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team.
Flexible Work Expectations:
For full-time employees, the department expects 3 days per week in the office, in line with the VPS Agreement 2024.
This role follows those same operational requirements: 3 in-office days, 2 remote (if full-time).
About the Department
The Department of Education (DE) provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The Department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The Department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
About the Victorian School Building Authority
The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s.
The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants.
With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program.
About the Division
The Major Projects & Property Division is responsible for delivering educational infrastructure projects and programs, including the acquisition and management of land as well as delivery of capital infrastructure projects. The Property Branch represents the Minister for Education and Minister for Children's interests as a land owner, and provides specialised land and property related advice and support to schools and other areas within DE and the VSBA. The Branch's work covers the whole of the property life cycle, being:
- Acquisition of land for new schools and early childhood facilities and to expand existing educational facilities.
- Property agreements and general support for the management of the land and property issues on behalf of the Minister for Education and the Minister for Children.
- Land Regeneration, covering closed or vacant education sites. This includes management and disposal of land no longer required for education use, as well as management of sites being retained for future school or early childhood provision.
How to apply
Your application will need to include a Current Resume and a Cover Letter (max 2 pages) which addresses the key selection criteria you can find in the Position Description.
It would be appreciated to provide a response to the KSC in a separate document by giving specific examples from your past work experience.
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Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
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 and our Diversity and Inclusion page
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For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Quyen Nguyen - Manager, via or via email *************@education.vic.gov.au
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Tuesday, 28 October 2025.