Join our Business Improvement & Planning team as a Project Officer, based at our Keysborough campus. This full-time (1.0 FTE) fixed-term position is a leave cover role, commencing in July 2025 and concluding in December 2025.

Haileybury’s Business Improvement and Planning (BIP) Team is seeking a motivated Project Officer with a passion for human-centred design to support the delivery of strategic initiatives. Reporting to the Head of BIP, this role combines business analysis and project management to drive meaningful change, improve processes, and enhance operational effectiveness across all campuses.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Delivery & Coordination: Support the Head of BIP and Executive Sponsors in managing multiple major projects, including planning, timelines, reporting, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.

Analysis & Communication: Gather and document business requirements, prepare project communications, facilitate meetings, and contribute to change management and training activities.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, manage project issues and risks, and ensure high-quality service delivery across all initiatives.

About You:

At Haileybury we are seeking exceptional people. We are looking for a team player who brings the following skills and experience:

Proven experience positively contributing to projects.

Knowledge of project management methodologies and governance frameworks.

Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

Strong planning and coordination abilities.

Demonstrable analytical abilities and strong skills in developing viable and persuasive project documentation.

About Haileybury:

Haileybury’s vision is to be recognised as a great world school. Our mission is to deliver an exceptional educational experience that fosters the growth of each student through leading teaching and learning programs, a wide array of opportunities, within a culture of high expectations, empowering students to excel.

Everything we do is centred around the Magenta Principles, striving for and achieving more than expected. Our Principles support and shape this in our daily work:

Every student matters every day

Every staff member matters every day

Effective practises support sustainability

Once inclusive community

Haileybury offers a flexible, diverse and inclusive workforce. We’re focused on embracing change and celebrating and nurturing our people.

Why work for us?

Competitive salary, with further career development and opportunities

Ongoing professional and personal development

Excellent on-site facilities, grounds and working environment

Secondment opportunities and pathways to other Melbourne campuses, Haileybury Rendall School Darwin and Haileybury Senior School Tianjin

Supportive, hybrid and flexible work options

Employee leave benefits such as paid parental leave and additional personal leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Various financial benefits to employees through discount partnership programs and salary packaging options

Want to find out more?

To view the position description and/or apply, please click on the “Apply" button to be redirected to our online recruitment portal.

For all inquiries, please contact Sarah Miller ([email protected]).

Applications close; (10:00 am) Monday, 26 May 2025.

Please note that successful applicants must have the right to work in Australia, National Police Check and Working With Children Check.

Haileybury is committed to the protection and the promotion of a culturally safe and supportive working environment for diverse communities. The successful applicant will be required to satisfy child protection screening, and adhere at all time to the school's Child Safety and Wellbeing policy, (https://www.haileybury.com.au/policies).

Haileybury is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.