Senior Adviser

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC; Bendigo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Adviser role is located within the Agency Performance and System Support team, which has responsibility for monitoring the performance of external service providers and the Agency Monitoring Framework. It includes management of local service agreements and the collection and recording of performance data for externally funded Department of Family, Fairness and Housing organisations.

The Senior Adviser develops new projects, service pathways, place-based approaches and identifies and

Qualifications

• Negotiation and monitoring of service agreements.
• Ability to manage complex projects and provide cross-divisional advice.
• Capability to conduct funded organisation visits for performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, manage and monitor service agreements against targets and KPIs.
• Lead allocated portfolios and complex projects, providing cross-divisional support.
• Conduct funded organisation visits to support performance monitoring and capacity-building.

Job description

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC – Greater Bendigo VIC

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a
safe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTIQA+
equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are
disadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across
metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can be
worked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse
backgrounds and abilities.

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THE ROLE

This Senior Adviser role is located within the Agency Performance and System Support team, which has responsibility for monitoring the performance of external service providers in the , . The role is accountable for the monitoring and implementation of the Agency Monitoring Framework, including management of local service agreements and the collection and recording of performance data for externally funded Department of Family, Fairness and Housing organisations. The Senior Adviser is responsible for the development of new projects, service pathways, and place-based approaches and identifies and supports existing initiatives.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Negotiate, manage and monitor a diverse range of service agreements for funded organisations as required, against program and service targets, key performance indicators and benchmarks and support organisations to understand reporting requirements and tools to interpret performance data
• Be responsible for and lead allocated portfolios, and/or special or complex projects and service development initiatives and provide cross-divisional and branch advice as required
• Conduct funded organisation visits to support performance monitoring, implementation of service development initiatives and capacity-building.

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For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)