Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Policy
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 11687
About Us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.
You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services.
The Integrated Priority Projects BranchThe Integrated Priority Projects branch oversees and delivers a range of projects and Ministerial priorities that deliver new and reformed services across CALG & DGS.
The Integrated Priority Projects team:
About the Role
As a Policy Officer you will be an active contributor to significant reform projects and strategic policy initiatives. These high-profile reform projects span several key areas, including housing and cost of living initiatives.
Projects will involve working across government departments and agencies to achieve government outcomes. You will work in partnership with colleagues in our Regulatory Policy Division, who lead on the Legislation and Regulation program, and with Service Victoria, who develop technical and product solutions that support Victorians.
You will be a developing policy professional with experience supporting the delivery of policy projects in a dynamic environment. You will have a working understanding of strategic policy, stakeholder engagement and project management, and be building your skills in these areas. You'll bring a curious mindset and an interest in new and agile ways of working, and a willingness to contribute across a range of tasks as project needs evolve.
Successful candidates to these positions could have any of general public sector skillsets, policy skills, project management skills or data analytics skills.
Key Accountabilities
Desirable requirements
There are 2 x ongoing roles available. 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 Monday, 27 July 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. DGS 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 DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.