Job Title: Chief Transformation Officer - Workforce and Quality
About This Role
We are seeking a visionary, strategic, and collaborative leader to take on the pivotal role of Director, Workforce and Quality within the Office for Early Childhood Development. The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of innovative workforce strategies to ensure a well-prepared and sustainable early childhood workforce while enhancing the quality of preschool services across the state.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Leadership: Provide visionary leadership of a highly skilled team to design, develop and deliver workforce and quality initiatives.
* Workforce Attraction and Retention: Develop and implement workforce attraction, training and retention initiatives to grow the supply of early childhood teachers and educators.
* Trend Monitoring: Monitor and forecast trends in the early years workforce to proactively adapt initiatives and strategies.
* Policies and Programs: Oversee policies and programs to enhance workforce quality and professional practice across government and non-government preschool services.
* Professional Practice Support: Lead the Office's approach to professional practice support and quality initiatives, particularly for the expansion 3-year-old preschool programs.
* Relationships: Establish and maintain strong relationships with providers, educational institutions, regulators, and government agencies.
* Evidence-Based Decision Making: Measure the impact of workforce and quality strategies and drive continuous improvement through evidence-based decision making.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will be a dynamic, experienced leader who is passionate about early childhood education and system-level change. You will be a strong strategic thinker, capable of shaping long-term goals while delivering tangible short-term outcomes. With exceptional stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, you will work collaboratively across sectors to drive reform and ensure every child in South Australia has access to high-quality early learning.
What We Are Looking For
* Senior Leadership Experience: Demonstrated senior leadership experience in workforce strategy and planning with evidence of ensuring translation of priorities into executed deliverables.
* Team Management: Demonstrated ability to inspire, lead and manage teams effectively in a reform environment.
* Policy and Data Analysis: Strong policy, data analysis, project and financial management capabilities.
* Stakeholder Relationships: Prior experience in developing and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships (preferably related to education, human services and/or child development).
* Education Policy: Familiarity with education policies, regulations, and funding mechanisms, particularly related to early childhood education, is highly desirable.
* Ambassadorship: Experience advocating for educational initiatives or policy changes, especially in the context of early childhood education, is beneficial.
Role Benefits
* Influence and Impact: A role with real influence and impact on the state's generational Flying Start early childhood reform.
* Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career growth within the public sector.
* Diverse Stakeholders: Work with a diverse range of stakeholders across the agency and within the early childhood sector.
* Mission-Driven Agency: Be part of an agency with a clear mission to improve the lives of South Australia's children and families.
* Flexible Working Arrangements: Access to flexible working arrangements.