About this job
- Join an executive team delivering an.education.to.believe.in
- Spearhead the new Education Strategy to significantly enhance educational outcomes for more than 77,000 students across 146 schools.
- Five-year term position.
About Brisbane Catholic Education
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) is the second largest non-Government employer in Queensland. Proudly holding the title of the largest diocese in the state with over 77,000 students and 146 schools. BCE is committed to delivering outstanding educational experiences to students from Prep to Year 12 throughout the region.
For more than 160 years, BCE has educated generations of families in their schools covering the city, coast and country in delivering an innovative and holistic education. BCE schools focus on teaching the values that last a lifetime, such as faith, kindness, honesty and compassion, pursuing not only academic excellence but excellence in all pursuits.
BCE’s core values of Excellence, Integrity, Justice, and Hope are essential in fulfilling their mission to teach, challenge, and transform through service, support, and leadership within the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
The Future of Brisbane Catholic Education
The Brisbane Catholic Education Strategic Plan 2025 – 2027: an.education.to.believe.in sets their direction for the next three years as the organisation continues to pursue the vision of ‘we are a faith-filled learning community creating a better future'.
BCE’s strategic priorities will focus on connecting communities, delivering thriving Catholic schools, maximising potential and optimising conditions for success.
By 2027, the BCE Education Strategy will deliver transformational experiences that inspire joy for learning where excellence and equity enable all to grow and thrive. The Education Strategy will focus on three goals and objectives:
- Learning and Wellbeing – every student will flourish through excellence in learning and wellbeing.
- Leading Learning and Wellbeing – every staff member will demonstrate high- performing, innovative practice in leading and enabling learning and wellbeing.
- Structures and Systems for Learning and Wellbeing – every BCE community will connect through systemic practices to contribute to the collective transformation of learning and wellbeing.
The Role of Education Excellence Executive
In light of this new strategy, BCE is seeking to appoint an educational leader to the role of Education Excellence Executive. As a key member of the executive team, reporting to the Executive Director, the Education Excellence Executive will be accountable for leading and delivering BCE’s Education Strategy.
The appointee will deliver on the strategic priority of transforming learning and teaching through BCE schools, improving the learning outcomes of all students through excellence in learning and wellbeing processes that are data-informed, innovative and inclusive, enabling all to grow and thrive.
We are seeking a proven educational leader with a demonstrated track record of leading significant educational change through an enterprise or system. The ideal candidate will possess exemplary communication and change management skills to facilitate organisational transformation and have experience maintaining effective working relationships with executives and staff at all levels.
Role responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Executive Team to ensure system alignment and a high- performing team culture for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
- Lead the BCE Education Strategy, delivering transformational experiences through effective communication and change management.
- Drive the Learning Services function to strengthen staff commitment to the educational ministry.
- Provide exceptional service delivery to schools, informed by systemic reviews and data, aligned with the Australian Curriculum Framework.
- Promote the use of learning data for school and system improvement.
- Lead the implementation of innovative education service delivery models and support structures.
- Direct Heads, Senior Leaders, and Principals in budgeting, staffing, and resource management to align with BCE strategic goals.
- Foster strategic relationships with key stakeholders, including the Archdiocese of Brisbane and Catholic Education authorities.
All BCE employees will be:
- eligible to work in Australia
- Hold or be eligible to hold a Positive Notice Blue card work working with children or QCT registration.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct Working With Children (WWC) and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
- Provide proof of identity at the interview as part of the pre employment screening process
For more detail, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Equity and inclusion are at the core of our Catholic values and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role.We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Should you require specific adjustments to the recruitment process to participate equitably, we encourage you to contact us at the time of application.
Apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity.
Contact Email: Korn Ferry are supporting BCE for this executive appointment. To enquire or apply please submit your CV and Cover Letter to Lachie Ansell at BCEEEE@KornFerry.com
Closing Date: Sunday 20 October 2024