Senior Policy Officer (6 x positions)

About Us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government.  We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses.  We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.  

You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services. 

About the Group

The purpose of The Consumer Affairs and Local Government Group is to make it easier for customers and businesses to engage with government. It is accountable for strategy and policy development, regulatory design, sector support and program design and the delivery of regulatory services to – and in the best interests of – Victorians. It aims to provide consistently great customer experiences in the delivery of scalable, efficient and effective services. Managing the delivery of services with a balance of expertise and speed, while driving the digital transformation of those services.

About the Role

The Senior Policy Officer role contributes to the timely development and implementation of high-quality legislative and regulatory reform proposals, legal policy advice on a range of complex matters, drafting submissions, guidance, strategies and other policy documents. The role applies sound knowledge of relevant statutory frameworks to provide critical analysis and input to Cabinet processes and major DGS reforms from a consumer affairs and local government perspective. To be successful in this role, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to liaise across DGS and with stakeholders and the ability to manage multiple tasks with limited supervision.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop policy and legislative reforms in relation to the consumer and local government portfolio.
• Provide high quality, authoritative and comprehensive advice to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ministerial office, the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Executives and Senior Officers on policy issues arising in Regulatory Policy
• Manage designated projects and activities to deliver statutory reviews, develop evidence-based reform proposals, undertake research and public consultations, and analyse and evaluate public policy options to address consumer and fair-trading issues and deliver on government priorities.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of Cabinet submissions, Parliamentary documents, reports, briefing and options papers, Legislative Impact Assessments and/or Regulatory Impact Statements, regulations, legislative instruments and correspondence for a variety of audiences, including responding to letters received by Ministers.
• Initiate, manage and maintain effective relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively negotiate and liaise at senior levels in both public and private sectors when undertaking public policy development or review projects.
• Provide leadership, management, mentoring, support and guidance to team members to ensure informed and integrated delivery of initiatives and projects.
• Work flexibly across the unit performing any additional ad-hoc tasks as required or requested.

There are 6 x ongoing positions available. These positions are only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

For more information, please see the Position Description

How to apply 

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Sunday, 15th November 2026. All applications should include:  

• a resume; and  
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

Other relevant information

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.  Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.