Program Manager, Activity Centres

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $134,593 - $180,115

Occupation: Other

Reference: 6350

**Your opportunity to help plan Victoria’s future**
- Help deliver more affordable and well-located housing across Melbourne as part of Victoria’s Housing Statement
- Contribute to planning for activity centres to strengthen Victoria’s liveability.
- Work with an agile and high-performing organisation leading landmark changes for our state.

Victoria's Housing Statement

The **Activity Centre Program** is a key Housing Statement initiative, to deliver more homes close to services, jobs, and transport across Melbourne. Increasing housing choice in places that are well-located and maximise use of existing infrastructure and transport is a key priority to support the liveability and sustainability of our neighbourhoods and communities. We are introducing new planning controls in 10 pilot activity centres, allowing an additional 60,000 homes to be built. 25 new activity centres near train stations or trams have been added to the pilot program currently underway.

**About Us**

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management across the State. A life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.

The** Strategy and Precincts** is a Group within the Department of Transport and Planning which defines and plans the needs and approach to Victorian places and communities.

**About the Role**

The Activity Centre Division works across State Government and with local government, industry and the community to implement the Government’s Activity Centre Program. The Project Support Officer role supports the development and delivery of Planning Controls within Activity Centres. The role supports stakeholder and community engagement, prepares a range of project documents, monitors and reports on project status, contributing to risk and issue management, contribute to the processes for project procurement and contract management and establishes and maintains relationships with multiple stakeholders.

The Program Manager, Activity Centres is responsible for supporting delivery of the Activity Centre Program and the office of the Executive Director, including providing strategic advice, coordinating ministerial correspondence, briefs, cabinet submissions and presentations, managing governance processes and project reporting functions, and maintaining effective program management systems. In a high-profile and collaborative environment, the Program Manager leads a team and maintains relationships across State and local Government and interfaces with related Housing Statement initiatives to deliver State policy objectives.

**Position Outcomes**
The Program Manager, Activity Centres is responsible for overseeing a busy program of ministerial correspondence, briefs, proposals, and presentations for the division, ensuring that all communications are clear, comprehensive, and tailored to meet audience needs. This includes managing submissions and reports as necessary.

In terms of stakeholder relationships, the manager works collaboratively with both internal and external parties, including the Victorian Planning Authority, to ensure the high-quality delivery of the Activity Centres work program.

They also manage corporate activities effectively, overseeing learning and development, divisional reporting, procurement, records and document management, risk management, and occupational health and safety. They regularly report to the leadership team on the participation in and status of these activities.

Additionally, the Program Manager handles the development and monitoring of the divisional business plan in collaboration with the Executive Director and divisional leadership, supporting business planning activities at the group and department level.

They are responsible for delivering timely and effective communications for the Activity Centres executive leadership and providing accurate advice and input aligned with departmental and divisional strategies, plans, and requirements.

To provide greater insight into this role, the position description can be found here.

**Qualifications and role specific requirements**

**Mandatory**
- Demonstrated written skills and ability to analyse and present complex information.

**Desirable**
- Demonstrated experience in complex land use planning projects and policy development.
- A relevant tertiary degree in urban planning or a related field.
- Advisor experience or related.

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