Policy Manager

• Salary: $142,790 - $191,084 (Plus Superannuation)
• Fixed term role: until 30 June 2027
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne (flexibility may be available)

The Role

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) are seeking to appoint a Policy Manager to support the newly established Outdoor Recreation Victoria (ORV) and to deliver policy priorities across fisheries, hunting, recreational boating and other outdoor recreation policy and legislative support.

Main Accountabilities

• Creating new policies, updating existing ones, and ensuring they are properly implemented across the department.
• Conducting research to understand the impact of policies, analysing data to evaluate their effectiveness, and staying informed about relevant legal and regulatory changes.
• Working with various stakeholders, including senior management, employees, and external parties, to gather input, address concerns, and ensure buy-in for policy changes.
• Ensuring that policies and procedures comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.

The Team

The position of Policy Manager forms a part of the Outdoor Recreation, Combat Sports and Strategic Policy branch within the Sport and Experience Economy group.

Sport and Experience Economy (SEE) Group delivers programs and initiatives to support positive experiences and a sense of belonging through sport, tourism, events and outdoor recreation - sectors that make Victoria a recognised leader from the grassroots level to the international stage and deliver significant economic, social and health benefits for the state.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:

• Flexibility and Adaptability: Works to find new ways to deliver outcomes. Recognises the merits of different options and acts accordingly. Builds commitment of others to adopt new strategies to deliver against outcomes.
• Outcomes Thinking: Is up to date with needs of community and formulates strategies that are aligned to community needs; Removes barriers that prevents achievement of outcomes for the community.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Establishes metrics that evaluate quality and effectiveness of work delivered; Models and encourages new and different approaches, ways of working and solutions that deliver outcomes beyond stakeholder expectations.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Kathleen Carroll, Director, Outdoor Recreation on 0466 041 870 / ***email_hidden***.

The Department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

Please note: We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at [email protected] with the position number in the subject line.

How To Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.

Applications close at 23:59pm on 24 June 2026.