Locations - Ballarat, Benalla & Bendigo

This is a Fixed term role until 31st December 2025

Reporting to the Manager Disaster Recovery Funding Assessment, this role will champion the development and delivery of DRFA assessment services, leading the technical assessment of claims and provide expert advice and guidance to the assessment team. The role will coordinate with the Delivery Agencies (Local Government) to assess claims submitted by Local Governments after a declared disaster. The role performs data anaysis in relation to claims assessments and grenerating reports as required. The incumbent will also be required to provide general awareness training regarding DRFA guidelines.

This role provides professional independent judgement in relation to the suitability and eligibility of recovery activities undertaken including analysis of costs associated with recovery works including for technical road and bridge projects that have been affected by declared disasters

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Position Outcomes

The role involves negotiating and influencing stakeholders to ensure cooperation and meet project timelines, particularly in coordinating claim assessments for the DRFA Administering Authority. This includes adhering to policies, procedures, and standards. Additionally, it entails providing specialist advice, undertaking complex analysis, and exercising independent judgment in cost analysis for recovery works. Leading the technical assessment of Category B DRFA claims and providing leadership in adapting concepts to operational matters are also key responsibilities. Moreover, the role involves monitoring financial reporting from local governments to identify project risks and providing practical solutions. Liaising with municipalities and conducting awareness training on DRFA guidelines, as well as promoting safe and inclusive team operations, are integral aspects of the role.

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Accomplished): 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.
• Policy Design and Development (Accomplished): Formulates and communicates public policy options and recommendations; Develops a clear narrative for the policies and business cases including clear problem definition and objectives; Considers impact of policy to strategic plans, community needs, complementing programs and policies across the service.
• Working Collaboratively (Accomplished) Guides others to create a culture of collaboration; Identifies, and works to overcome, barriers to knowledge or information sharing; Identifies opportunities to work with other teams to deliver outcomes.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Accomplished): 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.
• Systems Thinking (Applied): Assesses situations and identifies the best systems tools for analysing, understanding the system and addressing problems; Can apply system archetypes to identify common dynamics that appear in different situations; Identifies and understands the impact of particular courses of action on other parts of the organisation or more broadly.
• Stakeholder Management (Applied): Takes steps to add value for the client or stakeholder; Links people with other areas as appropriate; Monitors client and stakeholder satisfaction; Constructively deals with stakeholder issues; Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Communicate with Impact (Applied): Prepares and delivers logical sequential and succinct presentations/training material (i.e. to provide general awareness training regarding DRFA guidelines/policies); Uses clear and concise language; Uses media appropriate to the audience and presents information to develop the understanding of the topic.

Personal Attributes

• Flexibility and adaptability (Accomplished): Adapts systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations.
• Resilience (Applied): Gives frank and honest feedback/advice. Listens when ideas are challenged, seeks to understand the nature of criticism and respond constructively; Displays confidence and conviction when communicating an opinion

Qualifications And Experience

Mandatory

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Civil) or related field
• Minimum 2 years relevant industry experience

Role Specific Requirements

• Driver’s License
• Shift work is required
• Involve evening or weekend work including occasional overnight travel
• You may be required to undertake a medical and other safety compliance requirement

What We Offer

• Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
• Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
• A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
• Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
• We prioritise se the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Culture Value

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.