Program Officer

Department of Families Fairness and Housing; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Families Fairness and Housing in Melbourne is seeking a Program Officer to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering social and affordable housing initiatives as part of Victoria’s Big Housing Build and related programs.

The role focuses on program investment planning, funding approval, and data-driven delivery, with strong emphasis on governance, risk management and cross-agency collaboration. Australian citizenship or permanent residency is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management across the full lifecycle of programs and projects.
• Ability to work with stakeholders across multiple disciplines and regulatory requirements.
• Strong governance, data management and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers to deliver program objectives on time and within budget.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Support development and maintenance of program management systems and risk registers.

Skills

Project Administration

Project Management

Job description

THE ROLE The Program Officer is a specialised role that works alongside a collaborative and multi-disciplinary team focused on delivering the Government's agenda of increasing access to social and affordable housing for Victorians as part of the $6.3 billion Big Housing Build, Regional Housing Fund, and the Housing Statement. This extends to co-investment programs with the Commonwealth Government including the Housing Australia Future Fund and other initiatives. The Program Officer works in a team that leads the development of program investment and implementation plans, manages funding approval and release, analyzes program and project data, proactively identifies issues, and works collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders through complex commercial, financial, legal and technical matters to realise project, program, policy and strategic objectives. Key specialised functions of the Program Officer include supporting Program Management Office functions across a range of projects, promoting a coordinated and efficient approach to project delivery, governance, and program scheduling to ensure that decisions are made, funding is released, opportunities are progressed and risks and issues are managed to realise programmatic objectives.

For this particular position, a specialisation of skills, experience and/or qualification appropriate for a VPS4 grade in any of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Project Administration
• Project Management
• Social infrastructure investment programs, such as the Housing Australia Future Fund

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Collaborate with a team of Project Managers throughout the full life cycle of projects and programs to meet departmental objectives including program delivery, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, ensuring they are delivered in accordance with relevant legislation and government regulations and guidelines.
• Maintain positive relationships with a range of stakeholders to facilitate a partnership approach, work across multiple projects and multi-disciplinary teams to meet emerging pressures and demands, as required.
• Support development, implementation and maintenance of efficient program management and administration systems including actions, issues and risk registers, document tracking and control. Ensure corporate data is maintained and reflects accurate project delivery and financial information.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.