Senior Adviser

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Adviser at the Department of Families, Fairness & Housing (DFFH) in Victoria leads a small team to design and implement programs that improve workplace culture, leadership capability and gender equality across the department.

You will work on projects including leadership development, staff surveys, positive workplace culture and strengthening gender equality, briefing senior leaders on People Matter Survey results and meeting Gender Equality Act 2020 requirements.

Qualifications

• Provide analysis, expert advice, reasoned recommendations and customer-focused program options and solutions to complex and sensitive issues relating to workplace culture, leadership and gender equality.
• Design and deliver culture building workshops, focus groups, action planning sessions and other culture improvement projects across all areas of Victoria.
• Support the department's obligations under the Gender Equality Act 2020, including coordinating the workforce gender audit and the development, implementation and monitoring of the Gender Equality Action Plan.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis, expert advice, reasoned recommendations and customer-focused program options and solutions to complex and sensitive issues relating to workplace culture, leadership and gender equality.
• Design and deliver culture building workshops, focus groups, action planning sessions and other culture improvement projects across all areas of Victoria.
• Support the department's obligations under the Gender Equality Act 2020, including coordinating the workforce gender audit and the development, implementation and monitoring of the Gender Equality Action Plan.

Job description

The Senior Adviser works as part of a small team accountable for developing and implementing programs and practices to improve workplace culture, leadership capability and gender equality at the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH).

The role may work across a range of projects including leadership development, staff surveys (People Matter), positive workplace culture, embedding the VPS values, improving retention of critical workforces, prevention of bullying and inappropriate behaviour and strengthening gender equality.

Key components of the role include: design and delivery of culture building workshops across all areas of Victoria; working in partnership with stakeholders across the department to build workplace culture and improve employee engagement, safety, respect, satisfaction and performance; administering, analysing and briefing senior leaders and others on the People Matter Survey and other culture indicators; and supporting the department to meet statutory requirements under the Gender Equality Act 2020 (Vic).

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Provide analysis, expert advice, reasoned recommendations and customer-focused program options and solutions to complex and sensitive issues relating to workplace culture, leadership and gender equality.
• Design and deliver culture building workshops, focus groups, action planning sessions and other culture improvement projects across all areas of Victoria.
• Support the department's obligations under the Gender Equality Act 2020, including coordinating the workforce gender audit and the development, implementation and monitoring of the Gender Equality Action Plan.

Our department oversees the portfolios of housing, child protection, disability, ageing and carers, prevention of family violence, women, veterans, youth, LGBTIQA+ equality. In delivering across these portfolios, we work every day to achieve a fairer, safer and more inclusive Victoria. We support people so they can feel empowered, safe and secure.

Our department oversees the portfolios of housing, child protection, disability, ageing and carers, prevention of family violence, women, veterans, youth, LGBTIQA+ equality. In delivering across these portfolios, we work every day to achieve a fairer, safer and more inclusive Victoria. We support people so they can feel empowered, safe and secure.