Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning
Occupation: Projects
Reference: 4664
Job posted: 01/07/2024
Closes: 15/07/2024
Occupation: Projects
Classification: VPSG6
Job duration: Not provided
Join our team as the Manager of Housing and Land Strategy, where you'll lead and navigate a dynamic landscape of strategic policy issues and reform initiatives within the contemporary Victorian planning system. Focused on housing and land use policies, you'll work closely with local governments to implement Victoria's Housing Statement – The Decade Ahead 2024-2034. You'll influence and negotiate with diverse government and external stakeholders to collaboratively deliver superior planning outcomes. As a key leader within the Plan for Victoria branch, you'll manage staff, oversee program budgets, and drive the development and implementation of innovative plans to meet the demands of a modern and efficient planning system.
Position Outcomes / Accountabilities
As the Manager of Housing and Land Strategy, you will lead a team to address diverse strategic policy issues and reforms in the Victorian planning system, focusing on housing targets, affordable housing, and land use policies. You'll provide expert advice, prepare critical reports and legislation, and identify emerging issues to ensure timely responses. By building effective relationships with stakeholders, you'll influence views on complex matters and support departmental priorities. Your leadership will foster a high-performing team, offering strategic direction on policy development, stakeholder consultation, and project management. You'll manage resources, budgets, and project milestones, promoting a positive team culture that emphasises empowerment, support, and well-being, while ensuring a safe and inclusive environment.
Key Selection Criteria Knowledge and Skills Stakeholder Management (Accomplished / Leading) Identifies and manages a range of complex and often competing needs.Identifies issues in common for one or more stakeholders and uses them to build mutually beneficial partnerships.Finds innovative solutions to resolve stakeholder issues.Political and Organisational Awareness (Leading) Uses strategic relationships and knowledge to predict and prepare for the impact of events on the organisation.Understands the impact of external events and changing stakeholder needs on the organisation and government.Drives a values-based organisation by holding self and organisation accountable in adhering to public sector values.Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Accomplished / Leading) Delivers tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.Considers a broad range of topics (beyond immediate area of work).Works across government and at senior levels to develop and deliver sustainable solutions.Influence and Persuasion (Applied) Consistently adapts the content, style, message or tone of a presentation to suit the audience and plans how to tackle objections.Applies own ideas by linking them to others' values, needs and goals.Personal Attributes Working collaboratively (Accomplished) Guides others to create a culture of collaboration; Identifies, and works to overcome, barriers to knowledge or information sharing; Identifies opportunities to work with other teams to deliver outcomes.Flexibility and adaptability (Accomplished) Adapts systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations.Qualifications and Experience Mandatory A tertiary qualification in planning, social or public policy or related discipline and an understanding of current issues in the planning portfolio.Experience in the development of policies in a local government, State or Commonwealth public policy setting.Proven technical leadership skills and expertise, including demonstrated capacity to provide strategic advice, direction and guidance in a complex business environment.Detailed working knowledge of, and experience in applying the Victoria Planning Provisions and Planning schemes.What we offer Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveableProfessional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public ServicesA hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamworkOptimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangementsOpportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubsWe prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive cultureCulture 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.
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Applications close at 11:59 PM on Monday the 15th of July 2024. Please include a resume and cover letter. All applications must be submitted through the online portal. We're unable to consider email or manual applications.
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****** - Director Plan for Victoria Lester Townsend - NA
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