Senior Business Adviser

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Business Adviser to coordinate branch accountabilities, advise on ministerial requests and parliamentary inquiries, and support governance within the Housing Development Branch.

You will work with senior executives across the department to enable the Chief Development Officer to operate effectively, requiring collaboration, sound judgement and strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating parliamentary responses and ministerial inquiries.
• Ability to liaise with senior executives and build relationships across the department.
• Strong judgement and collaborative work style.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate responses to parliamentary matters with input from units and approvals from Executives within the Housing Development Branch.
• Draft Cabinet Coordination Comments and Minister Comments within the Housing Development Branch remit.
• Support responses to Freedom of Information requests and other ad-hoc coordination tasks.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Parliamentary coordination

Governance & reporting

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/590450

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 requests any other ad-hoc coordination requests, as directed.

Applications close Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11.59pm