Manager, Land Coordination

6 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Transport and Planning Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $130,673 - $174,869

Occupation: Land Management

Reference: 4438

**About the Role**

**Fixed Term Position until the 1st of April 2026**

**To access the Position Description, please click here.**

**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**

The position involves providing expert advice to the Executive Director Land Coordination and Land Coordinator General on public policy options, staying current with contemporary issues, assessing policy implications, and liaising with stakeholders. It includes handling complex and sensitive information to prepare and present authoritative advice on reform proposals, often under tight deadlines, and developing materials for Ministerial and Cabinet consideration. The role advises on corporate activities, coordinates all corporate reporting for the Strategy and Precincts Group, including Ministerial, program, governance, procurement, risk, and strategic reporting, and assists with financial reporting. It prepares content for the Land Coordination Committee, acts as a liaison between the Land Coordinator General’s office and other government groups, and handles cabinet submissions, reports, briefs, and correspondence. Additionally, the role fosters constructive relationships with departmental colleagues and handles inquiries about the group’s activities, with other duties assigned per the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic).

**Key Selection Criteria**
- **Managing people (Leading)**: Creates an organisational culture that enables others to perform at their best and achieve outcomes for the organisation.
- **Political and Organisational Context (Leading)**: Uses strategic relationships and knowledge to predict and prepare for the impact of events on the organisation.
- **Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Leading)**: Considers a broad range of topics (beyond immediate area of work), works across government and at senior levels to develop and deliver sustainable solutions.
- **Policy Design and Development (Leading)**: Keeps up to date with a broad range of contemporary issues; Develops complex and far-reaching business case proposals. Builds trusting relationships with Senior Leaders across the VPS to engender support for proposals. Provides thought leadership to others on area of expertise.
- **Project Delivery (Leading)**: Is regarded as a thought leader in project management; Considers historical, political and broader context to inform project direction and mitigate risk; Engage key stakeholders at senior levels; Balances the needs of clients, team, and the organisation.
- **Partnering and Co-creation (Leading)**: Champions the importance of partnership through co-creation approaches; Brings people together to share resources, tools and case studies to build capability and confidence around co-design; Takes the lead in complex and high profile VPS wide co-create activities; Identifies potential issues and setbacks and is aware of the broader political, organisational and demographic landscape that may influence co-design, sharing expertise with others.

**Personal Attributes**

The role involves leading resilience by fostering an environment that supports openness, persistence, and genuine debate on critical issues, while providing sound explanations and arguments for agreed positions. It also entails leading flexibility and adaptability by exploring new ways to deliver outcomes, recognising, and acting on the merits of different options, having the courage to change strategies when necessary, and building commitment among others to adopt new strategies for achieving goals.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Experienced senior VPS leader with a proven success working in a large and diverse organisation.

**Desirable**
- Relevant tertiary degree or equivalent in areas such as land use planning, economic development or public policy.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our e

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