Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Policy
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/100962AB
Senior Economic Policy Officer, Commissioning Policy
The Role
As a Senior Economic Policy Officer, Commissioning Policy, you will be reporting to The Manager, Commissioning Policy, the Senior Economic Policy Officer. You will have a key role contributing to policy influencing Victoria's funded training system.
This role will help lead policy advice (including economic policy) to influence the commissioning of training and system structure for Skills First funded Vocational Education and Training.
It ensures the timely administration, implementation, and management of analytics and reporting to inform senior leadership on complex training needs and VET system settings.
Key accountabilities include:
The Team
The position of Senior Economic Policy Officer, Commissioning Policy will work within Policy and Strategy branch, which sits within Skills and Employment (SE) group.
SE group focuses on enabling Victorians to gain access to skills and employment opportunities and enabling a strong pipeline of workers to meet Victoria's skills needs, now and into the future. SE
group works in collaboration across government, industry and community to deliver skills-focused solutions that leverage the opportunities in the economy and drive improved workforce outcomes across all levels of the skills and training system.
SE group oversees the Victorian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system with a specific focus on ensuring the delivery of quality outcomes through TAFEs through the Office of TAFE Coordination and Delivery, informed by our partnership with the Victorian Skills Authority.
SE group has a leadership role to drive better apprenticeship outcomes, promote pathways to the workforce and foster connections between employers and industry.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experience:
Further Information
For a confidential discussion, please contact Nick MacArthur, Manager, Commissioning Policy on (03) 8656 0543.
The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team on 0472875685, or via email at [email protected] with the position number in the subject line. For additional contact details for our team please review the attached Position Description, located under Job Attachments in the right hand menu.
How to Apply
Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and cover letter.
Applications close at 23:59pm on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.