Program Director

Program Director

Full Time – Up to a 3 Year Contract

Are you a strategic leader ready to drive one of Australia’s most ambitious education transformations?

Catholic Education Tasmania is seeking a visionary Program Director to lead the One System Imperative Program, a system-wide reform initiative. This is your opportunity to reshape financial, operational, and ICT frameworks to deliver a more sustainable, transparent, and student-focused education system.

You will Lead:

• Strategic planning and delivery of all One System Imperative workstreams, providing oversight of project governance, risk and budgets.
• Stakeholder engagement with school leaders, Directors, and external partners
• Change management and capability building for long-term impact
• Integration of reform outcomes into CET’s core operations

You will Bring:

• Proven leadership in complex reform and transformation programs
• Expertise in governance, financial management, and benefit realisation
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and strategic communication skills
• A passion for education, innovation, and sustainable change

You will join an organisation that is driven by:

• Its vision of Student Focused, Christ Centred, Learning for Life.
• Its Bold Goal ‘To be the most improved education system in Australia’.
• Our desire to provide a comprehensive, quality Catholic school curriculum of the highest standard.

If this opportunity aligns with your career aspirations and you seek more information about this role, please contact Nick Bailey, Manager Employee Experience and Engagement on 0498 164 176 or email nick.bailey@catholic.tas.edu.au for a private conversation, alternatively you can apply directly via our careers page at Catholic Education Tasmania.

Applications Close: Friday, 14 November 2025 at 10am

Catholic Education Tasmania are committed to supporting the rights of children and young people and providing a safe and supportive environment for them. The successful candidate will require satisfactory child safety checks and registrations.

We demonstrate our commitment to Reconciliation by encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

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