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Lara Carton

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Executive Director, Transformation Project Office at Victoria University
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Lara Carton is a results-driven executive leading enterprise-wide transformation at Victoria University. With an MBA and a Prosci ADKAR certification, she has a proven record of steering complex strategic projects and fostering partnerships in the higher education and public sectors, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and organizational excellence.

Lara is deeply committed to social impact and community leadership, demonstrated by her prior role as Director of Social Innovation at CQUniversity. She has led initiatives like the "Festival of Change" and participated in the Williamson Community Leadership Program, reflecting her passion for creating positive social change and empowering youth.

She co-authored an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on embedding social innovation education into university curricula.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Executive Director, Transformation Project Office
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
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Organizational Transformation
Her career is defined by leading large-scale transformation and workforce transition projects at Victoria University and government departments, supported by a Prosci ADKAR certification.
Social Innovation
As the former Director of Social Innovation at CQUniversity, she developed strategies to embed social change skills across the curriculum and founded the "Festival of Change".
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Executive Director, Transformation Project Office
Victoria University
10-2022 - 10-2023
Director Governance and Coordination, Office of the Commonwealth Games
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
5-2022 - 10-2022
Director - Workforce Transition
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
8-2021 - 5-2022
Executive Director Corporate Strategy
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
3-2020 - 8-2021
Associate Vice-President (Victoria region) and Director Social Innovation
CQUniversity Australia
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Education
2021 - 2021
Williamson Community Leadership Program
Leadership Victoria
2016 - 2016
Australian Institute of Company Directors Course
Australian Institute of Company Directors
2005 - 2008
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Melbourne Business School
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