Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $142,790 - $191,084
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 12463
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:
About the Branch/Group
Industrial Relations Victoria (IRV) provides strategic industrial relations legislative, policy and technical advice to Government and departments.
IRV develops and reviews regulatory frameworks to support a positive industrial relations environment and fair and productive workplaces, secure work and gender pay equity.
IRV also oversees industrial relations matters and enterprise bargaining policy and processes across the Victorian public sector. It works towards achieving a positive working environment through engagement with public sector employers, public sector workers and their representatives.
Provides expert and strategic advice to the Government on private sector industrial relations matters and legislation, workplace relations reforms, emerging issues and risks.
Leads development and presentation of whole of government submissions to significant Commonwealth and State reviews and inquiries.
Advocates to the Commonwealth for improvements to the national industrial relations system.
Develops policy and legislation proposals in wide‑ranging workplace matters including on national labour hire, portable long service, gender pay equity and historic pay undervaluation, use of non‑disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases, protections for insecure or vulnerable workers, integrity in public construction, application of road transport contractual chain orders and future of work impacts such as workplace surveillance.
About the Role
This position is responsible for providing strategic and expert advice on industrial relations policy issues and supporting the development of programs and initiatives to achieve the Government’s industrial relations priorities.
The successful applicant will lead and provide strategic and expert legal policy advice on a broad range of industrial relations issues and reforms impacting the Victorian private sector workforce and legislative reforms to assist Victoria’s participation in the national industrial relations system and state/federal relations. This may include provision of advice and support of major inquiries, reviews and related implementation, including supporting Government action and policy development, Apprenticeship and Traineeship reforms, and policy related to news ways of working and emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, workplace surveillance, reforms to Fair Work laws, secure work and protections.
The successful applicant will demonstrate experience and expertise in the provision of high-quality legal policy advice combined with a comprehensive knowledge of industrial relations matters and legislative processes; high level analytical and conceptual skills; a proactive, strategic approach, and excellent communication and writing skills.
Key Accountabilities
About You
This role is a fixed term position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
You must be an Australian citizen, as this role requires a security clearance.
For more information, please see the Position Description
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 25th of October 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.