Department of Premier & Cabinet VIC – Melbourne VIC

Multicultural Victoria is proposed to be established under the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 (the Act) as amended to provide renewed, unified and coordinated leadership to multicultural affairs.

Multicultural Victoria will work in partnership with Victoria's diverse multicultural and multifaith communities and will bring together the community engagement, policy and program delivery functions and activity areas that drive the Victorian Government's multicultural policy agenda and commitment to fostering an inclusive and engaged multicultural community and a sense of belonging across Victoria. Multicultural Victoria will also have a strong Whole of Victorian Government (WOVG) focus in recognition that all portfolios play an significant role in multicultural community outcome.

Multicultural Victoria will be responsible for a new WOVG multicultural strategy and reporting framework, have oversight over its implementation, and play a critical role in giving voice to communities and undertaking grassroots community engagement across Victoria to influence policy and program outcomes.

- Single Officer 03: $344,616 to $400,741 (excluding superannuation)

Lead transformational outcomes for Victoria's multicultural and multifaith communities

We are seeking an exceptional leader to take on the role of Multicultural Coordinator-General, to lead engagement with multicultural and multifaith communities, foster intercultural understanding and respect, and be a voice for communities to government.

This is the key leadership position in Multicultural Victoria, a proposed new entity that will bring together community engagement,



policy and program delivery for communities.

Reporting to the Minister for Multicultural and Multifaith Affairs, the Coordinator-General will lead Multicultural Victoria as well as drive significant reform and collaboration initiatives across Victoria, provide trusted advice on significant policies and services benefiting multicultural and multifaith communities.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- extensive connections within Victoria's multicultural and multifaith communities, and an ability to represent various viewpoints without bias.
- a demonstrated track record of senior leadership in service delivery, government, infrastructure, policy, planning, regulation or related sectors
- experience leading large-scale, complex programs and delivering outcomes in dynamic environments
- outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust at all levels
- strong strategic thinking, judgement and problem-solving capability
- exceptional communication skills, including the ability to provide concise and influential advice on sensitive issues
- a commitment to public value, integrity and inclusive leadership

For further information please email: *************@dpc.vic.gov.au.

Important information about this role

This role is subject to the passage of enabling legislation.The position description, including theaccountabilities and requirementsof the role, may be amended to reflect any changes to legislation.

For more details regarding this position, please see attached position description.

The closing date for this position is Sunday, 9 August 2026.

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📌 Multicultural Coordinator General (Melbourne)
🏢 Department Of Premier & Cabinet Vic
📍 Melbourne