Department of Environment
Land, Water and Planning
Position Description
Position purpose
The Manager will be responsible for all aspects of implementation including regulatory
design, strategic planning, stakeholder management, budget management, and risk
monitoring, and providing expert advice to the government and senior management. They
will also be required to represent the Department in senior internal and external forums, and
contribute to broad divisional objectives in the Environment and Landscape Performance
division.
Position details
Position title:
Manager – Melbourne Strategic Assessment
Position number:
818334
Classification:
VPS Grade 6
Salary range:
$99,466 - $133,106 VPS 6
Employment type:
Fixed Term 36 months Full Time
Group:
Land, Fire and Environment
Division & Branch:
Environment and Landscape Performance / Regulatory Strategy and
Design
Work location:
8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne
Reports to:
Director, Regulatory Strategy and Design
Direct reports:
Further Information:
Yes
No
If yes, how many? 7
Warrick McGrath, Tel 03 9637 9056
Applications close:
About the Department
The Department is tasked with ensuring that Victoria has the right conditions to enable
economic growth, while delivering liveable, inclusive, and sustainable communities.
We bring together planning, local government and infrastructure, environment, climate
change and water functions, to ensure an integrated approach to the development of
long-term State and regional strategies that build on social, environmental and economic
opportunities to provide for future population growth and change.
Position Description
We build community resilience by adopting an all-hazards, all-agencies approach across
our built and natural environments to improve protection against natural disasters and other
emergencies.
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Context
The Group/Division
The Environment and Landscape Performance division delivers investment, regulatory and
research functions that support diverse and resilient natural ecosystems for a liveable,
sustainable, and prosperous Victoria.
The Branch
The Regulatory Strategy and Design Branch leads the development and implementation of
strategic regulatory frameworks. The branch has oversight of the regulatory frameworks for
the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, Wildlife Act, native vegetation management and
environmental biosecurity.
Accountabilities
These outline the responsibilities and outcomes required of the role in priority order, and form
the basis of an individual’s Performance Plan.
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Foster and lead a high performing, multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Melbourne
Strategic Assessment and related sub-projects consistent with Departmental policies
and processes.
Lead engagement with key stakeholder groups including state and federal government
departments, statutory bodies, local councils, the development industry and
environmental groups. Represent the Department at key forums within DEPI, with other
Departments and stakeholders.
Manage project planning, including development of an implementation plan
compliant with audit requirements and incorporating project reporting and risk
management.
Lead the negotiation and resolution of implementation issues with key stakeholders and
project partners, and provide strategic advice on project issues to support the
Department’s projects, programs and priorities.
Manage the establishment of transparent and accountable processes for managing
significant revenue, achieved through cost recovery, and expenditure compliant with
Victorian government procurement processes.
Support the project governance structure, which includes an internal Project Control
Board, Inter-Departmental Committee and Commonwealth-State Liaison Group.
Provide expert, authoritative and timely information and advice to stakeholders,
including ministerial offices, departmental staff, other government departments,
portfolio agencies and external organisations on issues related to the Melbourne
Strategic Assessment.
Lead strategic planning for the project and work with Divisional and Departmental
project and policy teams to identify linkages and opportunities for integrated delivery.
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Position specific requirements
Financial Delegation Value
This position has the
specific requirements
$50,000 A declaration of Private Interest will be
required for positions with financial delegation of
>$25,000.
following National Police Check will be conducted as part of
the selection process (for all non-DELWP employees).
Key Selection Criteria
The key selection criteria specified below outline the capabilities required for the position.
Specialist/Technical Expertise
Tertiary qualification(s) including post-graduate qualification(s) in science, law, economics,
public policy, natural resource or environmental management, business management or
similar is desirable.
Knowledge and Skills
Applicants are encouraged to outline their relevant experience against each of the
following:
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Proven ability to successfully lead and deliver complex projects.
Strong experience working with government decision-making processes and the
regulatory environment.
Leadership: Builds team commitment by demonstrating personal conviction; translates
organisational strategy into meaningful long-term plans and objectives for own area of
responsibility; motivates others to deliver against goals.
Project Management: Consults, liaises with and influences key stakeholders; produces
detailed project plans where objectives are clearly defined and action steps for
achieving them are clearly specified; monitors performance against objectives and
manages project risks and issues; ensures project objectives are met.
Stakeholder Management: Identifies issues in common for one or more stakeholders and
uses to build mutually beneficial partnerships ; identifies and responds to stakeholder's
underlying needs; uses understanding of the stakeholder's organisational context to
ensure outcomes are achieved; finds innovative solutions to resolve stakeholder issues.
Influence and Negotiation: Gains agreement to proposals and ideas; builds behind-thescenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; uses chains of indirect influence
to achieve outcomes (e.g. 'gets a to show b so b will tell c'); involves experts or other
third parties to strengthen a case.
Department Values
Our values underpin everything we do. How we deliver our work is as important as the
outcomes we achieve for the Victorian community. Our values are the foundation of our
culture and guide how we work together, with our ministers, stakeholders, partners, and the
community.
The department’s values are: Teamwork, Service Excellence, Ownership, and Wellbeing &
Safety.
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Emergency Response and Health and Safety Requirements
The department plays a major role in Victoria’s emergency response activities, through an
all-hazards, all-agencies approach. Staff may be directly employed for these roles or may
be called upon to support these activities as required following the appropriate training and
“fit for work” assessment.
The occupational health and safety requirements of this position include, but are not limited
to:
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Driving
Sedentary desk work
Other relevant information
Employment Eligibility
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Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that
re-employment restrictions apply
Non VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of three months
Join a Workplace Based on Fair Employment
The department offers fair employment and career opportunities. We aim to attract a
diverse pool of applicants and focus on the genuine and essential requirements of the job
and being consistent and fair in our treatment of applicants.
Balancing your Life
We understand that life balance is an important part of our employees’ lives. The
department offers a wide range of flexible arrangements to enable you to balance your
work with other commitments and activities including family, health, study, carer
responsibilities, hobbies and life/career aspirations. We provide various options such as
flexible start and finishing times, working part time, job sharing, working from home and paid
leave provisions that can be negotiated with your manager to help balance your personal
commitments with the demands of the role.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The department is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from a diverse
range of backgrounds.
It is a policy of the department to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a
disability. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application or
interview process, please use the contact listed under ‘Position Details’.
Terms and Conditions
Conditions of employment will be governed by the Victorian Public Service Workplace
Determination 2012 and the Public Administration Act.
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Privacy and Probity
The department affirms that the collection and handling of applications and personal
information will be consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act
2014.
If you would like to receive this information/publication in an accessible format (such as
large print or audio) please call the Customer Service Centre on: 136 186, TTY: 133 677, or
email customer.service@depi.vic.gov.au.
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