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

The Technical Lead, Data Governance & Strategy role will establish a data governance framework, restructuring how data is managed by CAV, and optimising collection and reporting systems. Leading data transformation within CAV, the role will unlock better actionable intelligence in its consumer data that; informs regulatory priorities; evaluates intervention activities; and supports and drives CAV strategies.

The Technical Lead, Data Governance & Strategy role will develop and sustain strong collaborative relationships across CAV, DGS and other stakeholders to drive data policy and transform data systems and processes.

Key accountabilities include

• Lead the provision of expert evidence-based policy analysis and advice to senior stakeholders and strategic partners on data governance, strategy, reform, data policy and data acquisition and sharing issues.
• Lead and implement data governance, management and strategy initiatives and instruments with and for strategic partnerships; meeting the customer's needs in alignment with CAV's agenda, broader public sector reform, and drawing on lessons from other jurisdictions and internationally.
• Lead and support data acquisition activities, including acting as a broker between data providers, data users and the technology team supporting CAV - leading key meetings, securing buy-in, creatively resolving any issues, and helping to drive alignment.
• Prepare and present high quality, evidence-based and detailed reports, discussion papers, ministerial and executive briefs, business cases, and other documents relating to data strategy, reform and data policy issues.

About you

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing governance, management and policy initiatives and instruments, preferably in a data or ICT environment, to deliver on organisational strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated experience in gaining support for new initiatives, business cases, or ideas and generating excitement about an organisational initiative, change or service.
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills with sound judgement and capacity to make decisions and recommendations where diverse and technical interests need to be considered.
• Demonstrated experience developing productive working relationships with a variety of government, private industry and community stakeholders to progress organisational objectives.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including in the preparation of submissions, reports, succinct briefings, and prepares beautifully presented documents, with specific ability to present complex concepts through visual and graphical formats.

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, 22 June 2025. All applications should include:

• a resume; and
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

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.