Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $298,489 - $430,740
Grade: VPS SES2
Occupation: Leadership and management
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/50969551A/
Shape the strategic direction of the Energy Group's support and delivery of Victoria's transition to Renewable Energy.
DEECA is seeking an experienced and strategic executive leader to drive the State's transition to renewable energy. This newly created critical position will be responsible for establishing and leading a new Division that shapes the overarching direction of the Energy Group's strategy, policy and program delivery, ensuring Victoria is well positioned to meet its renewable energy goals and broader sustainability and energy security outcomes.
Reporting to the Deputy Secretary, you will work closely with the Senior Executive Leadership Team to lead strategic planning, policy development, and the delivery of complex, high-impact programs. You will provide strong, influential leadership across the Energy Group, ensuring alignment of priorities, effective governance, and delivery excellence in a dynamic and evolving environment. Your main focus will also be leveraging key relationships across the Victorian Government and other jurisdictions to ensure that the purpose and status of the energy transition is well understood and actively supported.
You will lead the development and execution of whole-of-energy strategies, navigating complexity and ambiguity while synthesising multiple sources of information to support informed decision-making. A key focus of the role is to embed a high-performance, customer-focused culture, building capability across a large workforce and inspiring teams to deliver on DEECA's vision and the Victorian Public Service values.
As a senior member of the executive, you will also play a key role in shaping divisional strategy, strengthening partnerships, and driving outcomes that support Victoria's transition to a renewable energy future.
About you:
To be successful in the role, you will have:
About the organisation
We employ approximately 6,300 staff, including around 600 seasonal staff, across more than 86 locations throughout Victoria, across energy, environment, climate action, water, agriculture, and resources portfolios.
Our challenge is to maintain Victoria's liveability, with a population expected to almost double by 2050, while responding to climate change and protecting our natural environment, infrastructure and heritage for future generations. We take a community-centred approach and involve communities and key stakeholders in decisions and policies that affect them and we collaborate across our portfolios to design and deliver services and programs.
This is a fixed term position available for a period of up to 5 years. The work location for this position is 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne 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 contact Elizabeth Molyneux by email [email protected].
Applications close at midnight on Tuesday, 02 June 2026.
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.