Senior Analyst, Investment Strategy

About Us

At Development Victoria, we're passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.

As the Victorian Government's development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.

Your New Role

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Investment Strategy, you will play a key role in supporting the strategic development and implementation of commercial models that facilitate investment and project delivery at Development Victoria. You will provide data driven commercial advice to guide decision making across the organisation, contributing to the delivery of places that make a genuine difference to the people of Victoria.

Core Accountabilities

• Take full ownership of financial feasibility models, including preparing, interrogating and maintaining the integrity and commerciality of all inputs. This includes proposing, producing and critically analysing options and sensitivities to support investment proposals for consideration by key stakeholders, including the Development Victoria Investment Committee and Board.
• Partner with the Senior Manager and wider business to advise on appropriate investment strategies, from origination through to value-add repositioning of existing assets with any strategy recommendation to be appropriately supported by data and evidence, based on an assessment of project risk, return and policy objectives.
• Conduct and apply macro level research that will form the basis of financial forecasting and assumptions that will be applied uniformly for the portfolio of investments.
• Develop and maintain standardised financial models that can be applied to prospective acquisitions across various asset classes.
• Work closely with the Finance and Operations Groups for the ongoing facilities, tenancy and funding management of property investments.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders through proactive and collaborative approaches.

This role is being re-advertised; previous applicants will not be reconsidered.

About You

• Tertiary degree or higher qualification in property, finance, accounting, or valuation. Either CA / CPA / CFA essential.
• Expertise in the preparation and analysis of financial feasibility modelling, budgeting and tight cost monitoring to achieve commercial outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience driving or delivering process improvements to ensure financial integrity and the analysis of complex strategic matters can be undertaken efficiently.
• Ability to effectively manage and synthesise large quantities of data for business presentations and use in financial modelling.
• Experience in the property industry and Estate Master experience viewed favourably.
• Able to consider commercial viability and risks of potential decisions and outcomes.
• Has a keen interest and knowledge of emerging trends in the Victorian property market.
• Possesses the ability to translate knowledge, market analysis and insights into complex financial and commercial models and can justify assumptions to a broad audience.
• Can communicate effectively on commercial and financial outcomes to non-financial stakeholders.

Application Process

• Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 8 June 2025. Applications received after this date may not be considered.
• Applications must be submitted via our careers page linked in this advertisement – we unable accept applications by email.
• If you require further information about this role, or assistance applying please contact Recruitment Enquiries
• Shortlisting will commence the week commencing 9 June 2025.
• First-round interviews are planned for the week commencing 16 June 2025.
• A financial modelling test will form part of the assessment process and will be issued to candidates have successfully passed the first interview.
• The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check before an offer can be made.

Development Victoria supports flexible work and values diversity. If you have any preferences or require adjustments during the recruitment process or for the role, we encourage you to let us know.

If you identify as a person with disability, please tell us how we can support your application.

Employee Benefits

• We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly.
• Professional development opportunities available including;
• Study support
• Mentoring programs
• Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
• Novated leasing
• Purchase leave
• Paid parental leave
• Technology salary sacrifice
• Employee referral bonuses
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave
• Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance
• Modern onsite facilities

We respectfully request no agency approaches. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business.