• Aspirational executive role: shape the sector
• Lead internal and external transformational change
• Large Victorian TAFE with a growing national reach

About the organisation

Vocational education is transforming fast, and Bendigo Kangan Institute (BKI) is leaning into that change. One of Victoria’s largest TAFEs and a Victorian Government entity, BKI operates nine campuses from Docklands to Echuca and brings together Bendigo TAFE, Kangan Institute, VETASSESS and eWorks. With 150 years behind it and a clear new direction ahead, BKI is boldly redesigning how it works so it can lift quality, respond to industry and learner needs, and play a stronger leadership role across the VET sector in Victoria and beyond.

A bout the role

The Chief Quality and Learning Officer (CQLO) is a newly created executive role reporting to the CEO, established to fundamentally reshape how quality and learning are led across the organisation. The CQLO brings together key functions that influence educational standards and learner outcomes including academic quality, curriculum and product development, educator capability, vocational and migration policy, higher education pathways and continuous improvement. Sitting outside delivery operations, the role has clear authority to safeguard standards, strengthen regulatory compliance, lift educator capability and steward products from design to delivery. With strong Board visibility, the CQLO plays a central role in guiding strategic decisions and positioning BKI as a quality leader in a changing sector.

About you

A transformational leader, you are a senior vocational education executive who sees reform as an opportunity to do things better. With solid experience leading complex teams in TAFE or dual sector environments, you bring deep understanding of RTO regulation, training packages and vocational policy, along with the credibility to engage confidently with regulators, government, industry and Boards. You enjoy building new ways of working, cutting through complexity and making tough calls where quality and standards are on the line. Your personal brand matches BKI’s signature behaviours: ‘own it, team up and push the envelope’. Most of all, you are excited by the chance to lead real change, create impact through vocational education, and help shape the future of learning at BKI and across the sector.

How to apply

For details, download the Candidate Brief or click ‘Apply Now’(above right) to submit your CV and a concise cover letter(one page). Closes 25 May. Email penny.wilson@shk.com.au for a confidential conversation. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.