Principal Advisor

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $177,488 - $241,387

Occupation: Planning

Reference: 3630

The **Planning and Land Services **group in the Department of Transport and Planning brings together land, property, statutory planning, building and heritage capability to deliver whole of state services. The Group’s focus is to provide services in land administration, property information and facilitating the better use of government owned land. The Planning and Land Services group also:

- ensures secure and accurate registration services for property, land and water share transactions;
- provides specialist transport property services including planning, acquisition and management of land and building assets; and
- manages the state's planning, building and heritage systems to shape the places and communities of Victoria.

This is a fixed term role until June 2027

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Deputy Secretary, the Principal Advisor, Housing Statement has a varied and challenging work program directed by the key strategic priorities and imperatives facing the Deputy Secretary and the Planning and Land Services Group.

The Principal Advisor (Housing Statement) is a pivotal role responsible for overseeing the coordination, monitoring, and governance of a complex program. Serving as the primary point of contact, this role liaises with internal and external stakeholders, oversees implementation plans, monitors initiative delivery, and tracks budgetary performance. They collaborate with Portfolio Management Office to provide reporting dashboards and develop Cabinet submissions to report on program progress. The position provides secretariat services for various high-level meetings, including those with ministers, advisory bodies, and interdepartmental committees.

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**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**

Seeking a skilled individual adept at project leadership, document preparation, and governance oversight for our team. You'll be responsible for guiding initiatives, crafting high-quality documents, and ensuring smooth implementation of plans. Providing valuable advice to senior officials and contributing to organizational change are key aspects of this role. If you're someone who excels in delivering results and thrives in a collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you

**Key Selection Criteria**
- Strategic Planning (Leading) - Guides team members in creating a shared vision for the future, considering both internal and external factors. Ensures strategic plans are integrated into day-to-day operations and performance goals, while also sharing expertise to develop others' skills.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Leading) - Encourages a culture of quality by embedding quality practices into service delivery. Shares knowledge to support ongoing improvement and innovation, establishes metrics to evaluate work quality, and promotes creative problem-solving to exceed client expectations.
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Leading) - Addresses diverse issues beyond immediate responsibilities, collaborating across government and with senior officials to find sustainable solutions.
- Stakeholder Management (Leading) - Identifies and addresses complex stakeholder needs, fostering innovative solutions to resolve conflicts.
- People Leadership (Accomplished) - Ensures effective workforce planning and deployment, aligning staff with organizational strategy and taking steps to enhance workforce efficiency

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory Experience**

Outstanding project leadership skills and demonstrated experience in delivering, at a senior level, high impact strategic advice for Ministers and senior executives.

**Desirable**

Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline

**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 employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

**How to Apply