Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Other
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 10896
About Us
Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) serves the government by providing leadership in economic, financial and resource management. We influence outcomes that can have a real impact on people’s lives. We strive for excellence in financial and economic management to improve the lives of all Victorians. We value our people and motivate them to lead, influence, collaborate and innovate.
DTF upholds and demonstrates the values of the VPS and is the embodiment of VPS leadership. DTF’s values are adopted from the Public Administration Act 2004:
Financial Assets and Liabilities and Workplace Safety (FALWPS) Group
The FALWPS Group provides advice and reports on the State's financial assets and liabilities, associated financial risks and workplace safety policies. This includes the State's investments, debts, superannuation and insurance claims liabilities, and guarantees. FALWPS is also responsible for providing governance and prudential oversight of the State's public financial corporations (PFCs) and providing policy oversight for WorkSafe Victoria (WorkSafe), the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and ESSSuper.
The FAL group is made up of three teams:
· Balance Sheet Management
· Financial Policy
· Workplace Safety
This position is located within the Financial Policy team, whose responsibilities are focused on providing advice to government on policy issues relating to public sector superannuation, state insurers, public sector investment policy, the prudential supervision and governance oversight of the State’s PFCs.
Key Accountabilities
• Autonomously manage board appointments for the State’s PFCs and related entities. This includes developing briefings and Cabinet and Governor in Council submissions, managing the upcoming pipeline of appointments, assisting with recruitment processes for board appointments, undertaking probity checks and communicating directly with appointees.
• Assist with policy development and governance oversight of key agencies, including WorkSafe, TAC, Workplace Injury Commission and Medical Panels. This includes preparing briefings on annual reports, performance reports, possible parliamentary questions and correspondence.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the Department and externally, including with other departments and agencies.
• Actively participate as a member of the Financial Policy Team and contribute to other priority tasks as required to achieve the objectives of the Department.
About You
We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:
· Policy development and analysis skills, including managing the design and implementation of public policies, identifying risks and overseeing the governance of government agencies.
· Project management skills, including autonomously managing processes, setting and adhering to timelines, managing risks, and responding to competing and changing priorities.
· Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing a range of written products, such as correspondence, emails, briefs and Cabinet submissions, to a high standard.
· Stakeholder management skills, including the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide network of stakeholders and identify key stakeholder risks and issues.
Experience and qualifications• Tertiary qualification in public policy, economics, law or a related field.
This role is a 10 month fixed term position. The role is an 0.6 Part time 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 15 June 2026. All applications should include:
· a resume; and
· a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
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. DTF 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 DTF can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.