Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Community services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 12008
About Us
We work for the people of Victoria by helping the Government achieve its strategic objectives. We do this by supporting the Premier, the Minister for Treaty and First Peoples and the Multicultural Affairs, as well as the Cabinet. Our vision is to be recognised and respected leaders in whole-of-government policy and performance.
DPC upholds and demonstrates the values of the VPS and is the embodiment of VPS leadership. DPC’s values are adopted from the Public Administration Act 2004:
About the role
As a Grants Program Officer, you will play a key role in supporting all stages of grants delivery across a range of key initiatives at Multicultural Affairs, including the Multicultural Seniors Support program, the Multicultural Media Grants program and a range of programs focused on supporting priority, new and emerging multicultural communities.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement skills, a passion for systems, process and program improvement, and the ability to work flexibly across competing priorities. Experience with grants management systems (such as Grants360) and Victorian Government briefing and correspondence processes will be highly regarded.
The successful candidate will demonstrate sound grants management, analytical and problem-solving skills to support program delivery. The role also requires strong communication, stakeholder engagement and project management capabilities, including the ability to prepare high-quality briefs and written advice.
Key Accountabilities
Desirable requirements
This is an ongoing role. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
For more information, please see the Position Description.
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Tuesday, 25 August 2026. All applications should include:
Other relevant information:
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DPC actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DPC can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.