Senior Policy Officer

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. 

The Integrated Priority Projects Branch
The Integrated Priority Projects branch oversees and delivers a range of projects and Ministerial priorities that deliver new and reformed services across CALG & DGS.

The Integrated Priority Projects team:

• leads the concept incubation phase for new priority projects and provides Government with advice for delivery options;
• leads Integrated Priority Projects, by leading project work where CALG is the business or policy owner and delivery is cross portfolio or cross departmental;
• leads engagement with stakeholders through the development of policy;
• coordinate stakeholders & project manage the project from end-to-end including control of scope, budget, timeline and risk;
• provide regular reporting and dashboard updates to all relevant levels; and
• works across DGS value chain operating model ensuring a collective view of work, from demand generation and policy design through to the services we deliver to customers.

About the Role
As a Senior Policy Officer you will be a senior contributor to significant reform projects and strategic policy initiatives. These high-profile reform projects span several key areas, including housing and cost of living initiatives. The role will require being a key contributor in a team responsible for problem definition, governance design, policy option analysis, drafting Cabinet submissions, business cases, communication and engagement strategies and project management.

Projects will involve working across government departments and agencies to achieve government outcomes. Working with the Manager and/or Project Leads, you will often work in partnership with our Regulatory Policy Division, who lead on the Legislation and Regulation program, and with Service Victoria, who develop technical and product solutions that support Victorians.

You will be an experienced senior policy advisor, with a track record of supporting the delivery of strategic projects in a dynamic environment and building strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will understand and have experience in strategic policy, stakeholder engagement and project management. You’ll have an interest in new and agile ways of working, with a curious mindset.

Successful candidates to these positions could have any of general public sector skillsets, policy skills, project management skills or data analytics skills.

Key Accountabilities

• Advocates policy options
• Manages and leads complex projects
• Manages consultation processes including engagement with key stakeholders.
• Negotiates with stakeholders, peers, industry bodies and other government agencies with the objective of gaining co-operation, influencing views and meeting timelines for deliver
• Innovative thinking and analysis influences developments within area of responsibility

Desirable requirements

• Experience in a similar role within a government setting
• Experience in Data Analysis will be well regarded

This is an ongoing position. This position is 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, 26 July 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.