Victorian Education Coordinator

Together for Humanity (TFH) is an inclusive not-for-profit organisation working with Australian school communities to combat prejudice and build a society where every young person feels they belong. Through engaging experiential programs and collaborative school partnerships we facilitate high-quality intercultural and interfaith exchanges for students and educators that foster genuine understanding mutual respect and lasting goodwill across diverse cultural groups.

Our work is grounded in these core principles:

• Inclusion and belonging: ensuring every young person feels valued and included regardless of background.
• Intercultural and interfaith understanding: bridging divides by bringing people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds together.
• Empathy and respect: cultivating mutual acceptance and teaching students how to navigate differences constructively.
• Challenging prejudice: actively working to unpack and eliminate racism stereotypes and bigotry.
• First Nations recognition: acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and respecting their enduring connection to Country culture and community.

Our national team includes educators facilitators and operations professionals from many faiths and cultures. We believe that our differences are a strength and that the best solutions come from teams that reflect the diversity of the young people we serve.

TFH is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we work with. We welcome candidates whose lived experience aligns with our mission of building understanding across cultural and religious differences. If you have personally navigated difference prejudice or exclusion and are motivated to help create more inclusive schools and communities we especially encourage you to apply.

Title: Victorian Education Coordinator

Salary: $100000 $120000

Location: Melbourne

FTE: 0.81.0 FTE

Contract: Fixed-term contract for an initial period of 24 months.

This role is intended to support Together For Humanitys ongoing work. While the position is currently offered on a fixed-term basis future employment opportunities may be considered in line with organisational needs funding and performance.

The State Education Coordinator leads Together for Humanitys education programs and stakeholder relationships within their state acting as TFHs primary representative and operational lead in their state. This is a role that combines relationship management program development and oversight team leadership and business development requiring someone who is equally comfortable building credibility with school principals and education department officials as they are supporting a casual facilitator team to deliver high-quality programs.

• Reports To: Education Operations Manager
• Direct Reports: State Facilitation Lead casual facilitators contractors and volunteers
• Key Stakeholders: Works closely with Education Operations Manager Professional Learning Manager Online Learning Manager School Partnerships Manager other State Education Coordinators and the Operations Team
• Employment Type: Part-time / Full-time (Fixed-term contract 0.81.0 FTE / minimum 4 days per week)
• Location: Melbourne VIC (Hybrid) Requires ability to travel to schools/project sites a valid drivers license and access to a car. Involves 25 days per week onsite at schools or a co-working space plus intermittent interstate travel.

• Head of Education: Strategic direction coordination and oversight.
• Education Operations Manager: Direct line manager; accountability operational planning and support.
• State Facilitation Lead: Direct report; leadership oversight and support.
• Professional Learning Manager: Delivers the national PL suite locally; feeds insights back to inform the national program.
• Online Learning Manager: Regular exchange of ground-level insight to inform digital resources.
• School Partnerships Manager: Collaboration on school partnership activity and the school decision-making framework at state level.
• Operations Team: Bookings administrative processes facilitator recruitment/retention/onboarding.
• Other State Education Coordinators: Peer collaboration to share learnings align approaches and support a consistent national offer.
• State Education Stakeholders: Department of Education Catholic Education Offices/Dioceses Independent Schools Associations.
• Community Organisations: Faith cultural and community organisations for facilitator recruitment and program support.

• Work collaboratively with State Coordinators and education leadership to develop/define a suite of core programs.
• Deliver TFHs student program suite and Teacher PL suite within the state in-person and blended maintaining quality standards.
• Lead training of current and pre-service teachers in the state in collaboration with the Professional Learning Manager.
• Feed local insights adaptation needs and emerging demand back into the national program suite (Education Operations Manager) and PL suite (Professional Learning Manager) to ensure a nationally coordinated approach.
• Contribute to the review of facilitator training programs and resources at a state level.

• Plan and deliver youth summits.
• Support delivery of student-led projects toward TFHs national target.
• Support and engage parents carers and community leaders in the state contributing to TFHs national target.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community-based faith cultural and other organisations to support this work.

• Build relationships with key stakeholders in regional areas.
• Develop an understanding of the needs and interests of regional schools and their communities.
• Plan regional engagement strategically to maximise reach and value for travel and accommodation investment across both student programs and teacher PL.

• Provide leadership support and oversight to the State Facilitation Lead.
• Support recruitment training and management of a diverse and skilled casual facilitator team.
• Ensure all facilitators hold current WWCCs and meet safeguarding requirements in collaboration with the Administration Lead.

• Develop and nurture relationships with the states key education stakeholders.
• Identify and pursue new partnership and program opportunities within the state including income-generating opportunities at a state level.
• Develop and maintain relationships with target schools.
• Represent TFH at government education sector interfaith/intercultural and community events.

• Contribute state-level context and input into school partnership assessments and grant round decisions working with the School Partnerships Manager.
• Share responsibility alongside the School Partnerships Manager for the practical use of the school decision-making framework/menu with schools in the state.

• Ensure up-to-date program and session data is maintained in Beacon CRM.
• Oversee collection and analysis of feedback data from student and teacher programs.
• Support quality improvement through debriefings and structured team reflection.
• Contribute to state-level reporting on program numbers reach and outcomes
• Develop track and report on the state education budget and delivery plan.
• Contribute to organisational direction-setting and planning including the Strategic Action Plan.

• Contribute to TFHs Reconciliation Action Plan through activities relevant to the state including building relationships with First Nations communities and organisations and ensuring programs are culturally safe and responsive.

• A teaching background or significant experience working closely with schools with a strong understanding of how the education system operates across government independent and Catholic school sectors.
• Strong facilitation skills engaging students and teachers.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence with senior stakeholders.
• Strong people leadership skills including managing casual and volunteer staff.
• An entrepreneurial approach to relationship-building and business development with business development experience highly regarded.
• Excellent organisational skills and experience managing multiple priorities relationships and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills suitable for school public government and interfaith/intercultural forums.
• Knowledge of intercultural understanding.
• Experience working collaboratively across dispersed teams with proficiency in digital communication and data management tools.
• Strong networks in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities faith or other key cultural communities.
• Current WWCC (or eligibility to obtain one).
• Tertiary qualifications in education or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to TFHs mission of building understanding across cultural and religious differences.

Please apply by Friday 11th September 2026 with:

• A cover letter that:
• Outlines your experience and skills in relation to the key responsibilities and About You criteria above.
• Describes how your values and lived experience align with Together for Humanitys mission and values.
• Your current CV/resume.

Applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted.

If you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Your query will be directed to the relevant contact.

Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to apply or to participate in interviews please contact us and we will work with you to make this possible.