Position Details
About Curriculum and Learning
The Curriculum and Learning Division is responsible for supporting educators within the public education system to provide the best learning possible to our children and young people. Driving its work is the Strategy for Public Education and the achievement of our ambitions for our learners. The Division has responsibility for all curriculum and learning initiatives, policies, and programmes and has recently undergone a functional design process resulting in the establishment of six directorates, four of which are new to the division.
The directorates are:
· Aboriginal Education
· Curriculum
· Curriculum Strategy and Planning
· Curriculum Connections and Engagement
· Early Years Curriculum and Learning
· Learning and Teaching
The Curriculum Strategy and Planning directorate is responsible for division-wide performance monitoring, strategic planning and advice. It oversees project management, research, data management and evaluations, and coordinates policies and briefings across the division, in consultation with subject matter experts.
About the roles:
ASO6 - Data Coordinator, Curriculum Projects:
The Data Coordinator, Curriculum Projects is part of a team of policy analysts, briefing officers and research and evaluation officers, and provides support to a team of project managers. The role is responsible for coordinating identification, collection, analysis, and reporting of data to support evaluation of projects. The role connects data collection at project level with broader activity across the division and department to ensure efficient and effective use of data to support evidence-based decision-making. The role manages relationships with data custodians and curates and maintains systems for data collection, use, visualisation and quality assurance.
Qualifications
Essential: Nil
Desirable: Relevant qualification in public policy, public health, psychology, economics or similar with a focus on data management and analysis. Experience in an education context.
ASO6 - Evaluation Officer, Curriculum Projects
The Policy and Research team develops divisional policy, provides a briefing unit for the division and leads research and evaluation of division-wide projects and programs. The Evaluation Officer, Curriculum Projects designs, implements and manages monitoring and evaluation of projects across division and provides specialist expertise to assess the reach, effectiveness and impact of education initiatives delivered by the division. The Evaluation Officer, Curriculum Projects supports the implementation of evaluation frameworks and plans, develops data collection tools and methodologies, and contributes to evidence-based decision-making that improves outcomes for educators and learners.
Qualifications
Essential: Nil
Desirable: Relevant qualification in Evaluation, Social Sciences or related field or equivalent experience. Previous experience in an education-related role.
Special conditions
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.
The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN -EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.
Enquiries
Enquiries can be directed to Rebecca Tooher, Director, Curriculum Strategy and Planning, via mob: 0414 508 460 or email:
Details of how to apply:
Application instructions
Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website - vacancy number 858275.
Applicants are required to submit:
· a curriculum vitae (CV)
· a completed Application Cover Sheet
· a completed Employment Declaration
· a cover letter of no more than one page clearly stating: which role(s) applicants are applying for, and their reasons for interest in the role(s) and in joining the Department for Education, Division of Curriculum and Learning
· a response to the common selection criteria of no more than three pages
· a role-specific capability statement of no more than one page per role
Applicants wishing to be considered for both roles are only required to submit one cover letter and one response to the common selection criteria, but must include a separate role-specific capability statement for each role. Please use clear headings to identify the role-specific sections.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional note
Multiple full-time (1.0 FTE) ongoing vacancies are available under this advertisement:
· 2 x ASO6 Evaluation Officer, Curriculum Projects
· 1 x ASO6 Data Coordinator, Curriculum Projects
Applicants may apply for one or both roles through the same advertisement.
The same selection panel will assess applications for both roles concurrently. Where an applicant is considered more suitable for one role than the other, this will be discussed with the applicant as part of the selection process.
Deadline: 6 October 2026