DRF Senior Grants Officer
DRF Senior Grants Officer - City of Melbourne | JobLeads
ClearCompany City of Melbourne AUD 113,000 - 137,000
* Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.
* Fixed, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.
* VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a DRF Senior Grants Officer to provide a critical role at Strategy and Capability Unit.
About the Business Unit
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) leads emergency management in Victoria by working with government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies. EMV is a statutory entity and is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the Department). The Department, through the Secretary, employs EMV staff and provides corporate functions to EMV. EMV is led jointly by the Chief Executive (CE) and the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC).
About the Role
The Emergency Management Strategy and Capability Branch coordinates and drives emergency management strategy, policy, legislative reform, governance, capability, and risk and preparedness priorities to deliver economic, social, environmental and public safety outcomes. The branch coordinates input and responses to reviews and inquiries into the emergency management sector; delivers capability development programs to build sector-wide emergency management capability to ensure a skilled, trained, resilient and inclusive workforce, including volunteers, to meet current and future challenges; and provides the risk and preparedness function to support emergency management preparedness through comprehensive risk management, planning, assurance collaboration and co-ordination. It also enables evidence-based decision making and planning through the delivery of strategic programs focused on critical infrastructure and data.
* Develop, manage and maintain systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective governance and implementation of the Disaster Ready Fund, including an audit process and plan to assess and assure probity of the programs.
* Develop and manage an annual grants calendar ensuring that appropriate systems and resources are available for the timely delivery of the respective grant programs.
* Initiate and monitor State funding agreements and contracts, escalating complex matters as required.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* Significant experience in the management and governance of high volume – high value grants programs and/or other financial management/administration programs;
* Previous experience working with 'SmartyGrants' or other similar automated grants management program;
* An understanding of Victoria's emergency management arrangements will be well regarded.
Qualifications
* A relevant tertiary qualification is desirable.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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.
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