Deputy Executive Director, Faith in Learning

Deputy Executive Director, Faith in Learning

Development / Strategy / Process

Contract Type: Contract Position Full Time

Applications Close: 9 February 2026

Lead CECG’s Catalyst and Catholic Identity initiatives, ensuring the approach to curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment across all learning areas is animated by the Catholic view of education as integral human development

Salary: Executive remuneration 

Employment Status: Full-time 

Eligibility:Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident 

Start Date:Negotiable

About Us

Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited (CECG) spans 88,000 square kilometres across the ACT and in NSW from Pambula on the south coast to Crookwell in the north and to the western point of Lake Cargelligo. CECG operates 56 schools and nine early learning centres and is responsible for educating over 24,000 students. CECG also employs over 4,000 professionals who are the driving force behind our education system.

About the Role

The Deputy Executive Director, Faith in Learning (DED FIL) is responsible for CECG’s Catalyst and Catholic Identity initiatives, and for ensuring the approach to curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment across all learning areas is animated by the Catholic view of education as integral human development. The DED FIL has three main functional areas:

1. curriculum and pedagogy;
2. Catholic culture and spirituality, and
3. data analysis and reporting.

These functional areas are coordinated to support quality teaching to drive measurable improvement in student learning and to enhance faith development opportunities for both students and staff.  

Benefits and Opportunities

• Attractive remuneration package
• Access to salary packaging, including novated leasing
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption)
• Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave)
• Support for professional development and study opportunities

Qualifications and Eligibility

• Post-graduate qualifications in educational leadership, Theology or Religious Education and/or equivalent, or professional certifications in change and/or transformation.
• Practicing Catholic connected to a parish or other worshipping community and ability to provide a reference from the current parish priest.
• Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration and Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• Drivers Licence

Application Process

Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited has engaged ANZUK Executive to support the search process.

For further information or to request an Applicant Information Pack please contact Mitch Jones, ANZUK Executive:

• mitch.j@anzuk.education
• 02 8029 6955 or 0417 652 970

Applications must address the selection criteria outlined in the Applicant Information Pack.

Applications will be received until 5pm AEDT Monday, 9 February 2026.

Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of children and young people and is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicant Information Pack