Senior Manager, Climate Action, Planning & Environment

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Manager for Climate Action, Planning, and Environment in Melbourne, VIC. This ongoing full-time role involves leading environmental sustainability initiatives and land-use planning within the department. Candidates should have significant experience in environmental management and relevant legislation. The position may require travel across Victoria to meet stakeholders. Salary ranges from $134,593 to $180,115 per annum plus superannuation.
• Seeking an experienced Senior Manager Climate Action, Planning and Environment
• Ongoing Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 6: $134,593 - $180,115 per annum plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an experienced Senior Manager Climate Action, Planning and Environment to provide a critical role within Corporate Services and Infrastructure.

About the Business Unit

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.

The Governance and Assurance business unit, within the Corporate Services and Infrastructure Group, leads key governance, risk, and assurance functions for the department. This includes legislative and policy accountabilities in relation to risk management, insurance, audit, emergency management and business continuity, environmental sustainability and climate action. It also co-ordinates key corporate reporting to government, including the Department Performance Statement, and maintains the department's project management framework and associated controls and reporting systems.

Governance and Assurance also delivers a range of statutory and business services on behalf of the department, including Freedom of Information, and secretariat services for the Audit and Risk Management Committee, the Justice Human Research Ethics Committee and the Lotteries and Gambling Licences Independent Review Panel.

About the Role

The Senior Manager Climate Action, Planning and Environment provides advanced expertise and knowledge based on significant experience to lead the departmental environmental sustainability and climate action agenda, and lead land-use planning advice for the design and delivery of the departmental capital works program and sustainable land management.

Due to the nature and requirements of this role, there is an expectation that the incumbent may be required to travel to meet stakeholders and to project site/s located across Victoria.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:
• Experience in managing organisational environment and sustainability priorities to establish objectives and targets and achieve outcomes.
• Advanced understanding and significant experience in implementing Victorian and Commonwealth land-use planning legislation, policies, and procedures during the design, construction and operation of departmental facilities and assets.
• Experience working within a complex and politically sensitive government context.
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in environmental science/management, planning, law, or related discipline.
• Strong experience with government processes and operations focusing on policy development and delivery.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.