Principal Adviser, Housing Development

7 days ago


Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Full time

THE ROLE

Are you:

  • A strong leader and organised professional, with outstanding interpersonal skills?
  • Experienced in working in a Senior Executive Office to support delivery of strategic and operational priorities?
  • Experienced with Department of Families, Fairness and Housing systems and processes, and Homes Victoria or similar work practices?
  • A strategic corporate thinker, with strong analytical skills?
  • An excellent communicator with the ability to negotiate firmly and tactfully with senior stakeholders?


The Principal Adviser, Housing Development Branch is responsible for ensuring effective coordination of branch corporate accountabilities, planning, and staff engagement.

You will lead a small team and operate in a complex and dynamic environment, requiring capacity to exercise sound judgement, liaise effectively with senior executives and build relationships with key people across the department and relevant stakeholders for the Homes Victoria.

The position plays a key leadership role and supports the delivery of outputs for Chief Development Officer and the Housing Development Branch.

The position operates with a high-level of professionalism, autonomy, initiative and collaboration.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

  • Provide senior advisory and executive support to the Chief Development Officer, Housing Development Branch on corporate responsibilities and operational issues.
  • Coordinate and manage delivery of divisional submissions, briefings and responses to corporate and government requirements, including business planning, performance monitoring and reporting, risk management and finance and resource management in line with departmental and divisional priorities.
  • Manage and support ministerial, parliamentary, departmental divisional executive functions and processes.
Please open the position description to read more.

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