Senior Business Adviser

Homes Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Homes Victoria, part of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, is seeking a Senior Business Adviser to support coordination of branch accountabilities and reporting. You will lead on ministerial and parliamentary enquiries related to the Housing Development Branch, collaborating with senior executives to build cross‑department relationships.

In this role you will adapt, exercise sound judgement and liaise effectively with senior staff to keep the Housing Development Branch operating

Qualifications

• Australian citizenship, permanent residency or valid work visa is required.
• Pre-employment screening including a national police check and misconduct screening may be required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate responses to parliamentary matters within the Housing Development Branch, with input from units and approvals from Executives.
• Draft Cabinet, Minister, and departmental comments within Housing Development Branch remit.
• Manage responses on the department's feedback system and coordinate FOI requests and ad-hoc inquiries.

Job description

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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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)

THE ROLE

The Senior Business Adviser is responsible for supporting and ensuring effective coordination of branch corporate accountabilities and reporting. This includes taking a lead role in advising on ministerial requests and parliamentary enquiries & requests relating to the Housing Development Branch. You will be joining a team with a purpose of providing coordination, advice, and governance that enables the Chief Development Officer and Housing Development Branch to operate effectively, this requires the capacity to adapt, work collaboratively, exercise sound judgement and liaise effectively with senior executives and build relationships with key people across the department and Homes Victoria.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Coordinating responses to all parliamentary matters with input from units and approvals from relevant Executives within the Housing Development Branch, including but not limited to:
  • Public Accounts and Estimates Committee
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer requests
  • Possible Parlimentary Questions
• Coordinating and drafting of Cabinet Coordination Comments and Minister Comments within the Housing Development branch remit.
• Coordination of responses on the departments Feedback Management System, and supporting responses to Freedom of Information rquests any other ad-hoc coordination requests, as directed.

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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.