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.

You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services.

About the Group The Operations Group delivers frontline customer services to Victorians and the public service. It maintains the foundational digital infrastructure and platforms that support efficient, secure and reliable service delivery.

About the Role The Grant Services Coordinator leads centralised grants services across Government, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and end-to-end grant delivery in partnership with policy owners. The role focuses on program and grants management, compliance, risk management and stakeholder engagement, while driving standardised practices and continuous improvements in service quality, efficiency and cost.

Key Accountabilities

- Lead and coordinate grant services, strengthening governance, workforce capability, risk management and continuous improvement.

- Oversee end-to-end delivery of grant programs and projects, ensuring alignment with departmental and whole-of-government priorities.

- Manage budgets and resources to support fiscally sustainable and effective grant service delivery.

- Drive standardisation, process improvements and efficiencies to enhance service quality and reduce delivery risks.





- Lead and develop high-performing teams while building strong stakeholder relationships and resolving complex operational issues.

About You To be successful in this role, you will need to possess the following attributes:
- Proven project and program management expertise delivering complex initiatives on time and within agreed parameters.

- Solid understanding of government program governance, risk, probity, confidentiality and financial management.

- Experience developing and implementing strategic program, project and service delivery frameworks.

- Proven ability to manage complex grant programs and competing priorities across multiple business functions, with Salesforce GEMS experience desirable.

- High proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Teams.

We have two fixed term roles available: Fixed term until February 2027 (parental leave backfill) and June 2027 only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. For more information, please see the Position Description .

How to apply

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 26 August 2026. All applications should include:

· a resume; and

· a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

Other relevant information To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening.

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.

📌 Grant Services Coordinator (Melbourne)
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