Senior Adviser, Regulatory Capability

Description:

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.
About the role
Reporting to the Manager, Strategy and Resources, the Senior Adviser, Regulatory Capability is broadly responsible for ensuring CAV staff have the capability to do their job effectively. The role is responsible for developing an induction program, training and professional development needs, and the provision of expert advice and guidance on best practice approaches to capability development across the business.
The role sits within Regulator and Group Operations team, which provides broad business support to CAV across its various functions. The role also works closely with the DGS Learning and Development team to ensure departmental alignment and best practice and with the Learning and Development Coordinators across CAV's business areas.
Key Accountabilities include
* Lead the development and implementation of a learning and development framework and programs across CAV to ensure highly capable people can effectively deliver to CAV's strategic vision.
* Lead the development, delivery, and maintenance of an induction program for CAV to ensure regulatory capability.
* Analyse learning needs and partner with colleagues and stakeholders to develop and implement tailored L&D solutions in line with organisational priorities, including induction programs.
* Procure training solutions and manage contracts with specialists and external providers, to develop and deliver training activities in accordance with the learning and development strategy.
About you
To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Takes into account wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process. Delivers tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.
* Project Delivery: Translates strategies into programs or projects that enables achievement of outcomes required; defines governance e.g. success measures, roles and responsibilities, progress monitoring) required to manage risks and maximise probability of success.
* Strategic Planning: Coaches others and engages key stakeholders in strategic planning process. Thinks at the whole of system level and undertakes internal and external scanning, considering wide-ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future; translates strategic direction into team and individual plans and daily activities for self and others.
* Stakeholder Management: Identifies issues in common for one or more clients or stakeholders and uses them to build mutually beneficial partnerships; identifies and responds to stakeholder's underlying needs; uses understanding of the stakeholder's organisational context to ensure outcomes are achieved.
* Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Uses understanding of clients or stakeholders' context to design and implement systems for continuous improvement within team or organisation; reviews and analyses internal and external information to improve effectiveness and quality of work; creates team environments where innovation and creativity are fostered and rewarded.
Mandatory or desirable requirements
A degree in Human Resources, Education, Training or other relevant qualification, or demonstrated experiencing in developing, implementing and evaluating a range of learning and development strategies and initiatives that are effective in building capability and behaviour, is desirable but not mandatory.
For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Sunday, 11 May 2025. All applications should include:
* a resume; and
* a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)
In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Policy, Victorian Public Service employees are required to apply via the JSE for primary consideration access.
Other relevant information
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.
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.