Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $225,000 - $290,600
Grade: VPS SES1
Occupation: Leadership and management
Location: Various
Reference: VG/DBMP2025
Lead with purpose and precision—driving financial strategy, influencing policy, and shaping outcomes that matter for Victoria.
About the role
The Director, Budget Management and Partnerships, has deep, demonstrated experience in providing financial advice to large and complex Groups within a Victorian Government Department. The role will provide expert advice to the Department's senior leaders, ministers, portfolio agencies and the Department of Treasury and Finance on a broad range of sensitive and complex financial policy and strategic issues, including the development of new programs, funding submissions and relevant Parliamentary inquiries. The Director Budget Management and Partnerships will also lead the Group Partnership unit to provide services for Group's budget management and provide strategic financial advice and budget reporting and insights as the Deputy Chief Finance Officer.
The Director Budget Management and Partnerships is a direct report to the Executive Director, FIPS and is accountable for developing and leading a high performing team that provides excellent financial services to stakeholders, and builds organisational capability (people, process, technology and content). The Director Budget Management and Partnerships will work collaboratively with the Finance leadership team to develop and implement strategies that deliver integrated finance services that support DEECA's Groups' requirements and wider business objectives.
About you:
To be successful in the role, you will have:
About the Branch
The Budget Management and Partnerships branch provides high quality services with a strong focus on business insights and financial analysis and budget strategy relating to the State budget, cabinet submissions and Parliamentary inquiries, portfolio budget and financial management of DEECA's budget and forward estimates.
The branch also provides core financial management expertise including budget management, analytical insights and foresights as partners to DEECA Groups. It is continually looking at better ways to work through standardisation of processes and reporting. The branch delivers these services through its strong working partnerships to inform group executive leadership teams to consider strategic, operational, and financial decision making.
This is a fixed term position available for a period of up to 5 years. The work location for this position is flexible within Victoria with hybrid work arrangements available.
To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.
For further information, please refer to the attached position description or email Etienne Gouws, Executive Director, FIPS at [email protected].
Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 9 November 2025.
Other relevant information:
Preferred candidates will be required to:
For more information about the pre-screening requirements for this position, please refer to the position description.
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.
A Diverse, Inclusive and Flexible Workplace
DEECA welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and we focus on the essential requirements of the job and being consistent and fair in our treatment of all applicants. We also understand that a balanced life is important to our employees. Talk to us about our flexible options such as working some days from home, starting early or late, working part time, job sharing or accessing paid or unpaid leave.