Title:  Senior Governance Advisor

About Us

We create thriving places and connected communities by bringing together transport, planning, land use, precinct, and policy functions in one department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.

Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning, and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive, and constructive workplace.

Investment and Technology leads and manages the investment lifecycle, provides commercial advice and negotiations to facilitate reform, and enables core delivery through Finance, Procurement, and Enterprise Technology.

The Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is part of the Budget Strategy & Portfolio Assurance (BS&PA) Division within the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP). The BS&PA delivers an integrated approach to managing the Department’s investment lifecycle through close collaboration across the Department and active engagement with central agencies and Ministerial Offices.

About the Role

The role is fulltime ONGOING. As the Senior Governance Advisor within the Project Governance and Assurance team of the PMO, you will be responsible for the efficient and effective administration of the Department’s Investment Lifecycle Framework (ILF).

Aligned with the Victorian Government’s Investment Lifecycle Guidelines, the ILF outlines the key phases of an investment—from design through to benefit realisation—along with the supporting guidelines, processes, documentation, and approval pathways required at each stage.

In this role, you will deliver high-quality Secretariat functions to multiple Committees, act as a trusted advisor on project governance, ensuring the quality and completeness of project documentation and governance pathways and Manage operational services within the Governance team, including processes for the Portfolio Steering Committees (PSCs), enabling effective and timely decision-making.

Key Selection Criteria

• Stakeholder Management (Accomplished): Identify shared issues to build mutually beneficial partnerships.

• Project and Program Governance (Applied): Recognise early warning signs of governance issues and escalate appropriately.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Applied): Embed quality practices in service and solution delivery.

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Accomplished): Consider the wider business context when resolving issues.

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Personal Attributes

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, embracing changing priorities and working well with teams outside your organisation.

• Maintain a clear sense of purpose, helping your team align with the branch’s strategic direction and its impact on the community.

• Foster collaboration, building supportive relationships, engaging other teams to share information, and providing assistance in challenging situations.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory

• Demonstrable experience in portfolio/project/program governance and/or delivery.

Desirable

• Relevant tertiary degree.

• Experience in project, program, and process delivery.

• Experience navigating State Government processes and Committees, including the annual State Budget process.

Culture Value

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.

What we offer

Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians. For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

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 six months.

How to apply

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Applications close at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 27 August 2025.