Protecting what matters. Powering a safer future.

At Energy Safe Victoria, our purpose is to keep Victorians energy safe and ensure energy is used confidently across our state. We are a small, independent agency dedicated to providing public value in an energy sector that is constantly changing. Through education, regulation and enforcement, we deliver trusted regulatory outcomes that support a safe, reliable and sustainable energy future. Join a team of passionate professionals committed to making a genuine difference for Victorian communities.

About the opportunity

We have an exciting full-time, permanent opportunity for an experienced strategy professional to join Energy Safe Victoria as Strategy Manager. Reporting to the General Manager - Finance, Strategy and Risk, you will lead our enterprise strategy framework and support the development, review and implementation of organisational strategy. Through continuous environmental scanning and evidence-based analysis, you will help the executive understand our changing operating environment and decide where and how to focus our limited resources to deliver the best value for the community. Working closely with the Commission, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders, you will turn insight into clear strategic choices that connect our work to meaningful community outcomes.

What you'll contribute

As Strategy Manager, you will connect continuous insight into the changing energy sector with enterprise strategy, planning and organisational performance. Your work will help the executive make informed choices about priorities and resources, keeping community value at the centre of decision-making.



In this role you will:

- Lead continuous environmental scanning and evidence-based analysis, supported by strategic reviews, to identify emerging regulatory risks, sector developments and government priorities and assess their implications for Energy Safe Victoria.
- Provide authoritative advice and recommendations to the executive and governance bodies on strategic risks, choices and priorities, helping them decide where and how to focus limited resources to deliver the best value for the community.
- Translate complex strategic, regulatory and organisational issues into clear, practical advice that helps senior leaders understand the changing environment, weigh trade-offs and make informed decisions.
- Prepare high-quality briefings, discussion papers, Commission submissions, presentations and governance records.
- Facilitate strategic planning and consultation with the Commission, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Leadership Team, leaders and staff.
- Build trusted relationships across Energy Safe Victoria.
- Partner with Communications to translate strategic priorities and progress into clear and consistent messaging for internal and external audiences, and in the development and review of the Corporate Plan, aligning strategic priorities, business plans,



regulatory outcomes, organisational capability and performance measures.
- Use evidence, stakeholder feedback and better practice to continuously improve strategic planning, performance monitoring and reporting, ensuring insights inform ongoing decisions about priorities, resources and community value. Use these insights to continuously improve Energy Protected Victoria's enterprise strategy framework, including its methodologies, governance and strategic decision-making processes.
- Lead, coach and support your direct report to foster a collaborative, inclusive and high‑performing culture.

To be successful

We're looking for an experienced strategy professional who is curious about change, can navigate complexity and influence senior stakeholders, and can turn evidence into explicit choices about priorities and resources. You will bring a strong focus on the public value of our work and the outcomes it delivers for the community. To be successful, you will have:

- A tertiary qualification in public policy, business, commerce, strategy, organisational performance, governance, economics, law, public administration or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating enterprise strategy, corporate planning, organisational performance or strategic planning in a complex organisation.
- A strong understanding of risk-based regulation, public administration or regulatory governance and evidence-based decision‑making.
- Proven experience designing and facilitating consultation and engagement with executi

📌 Strategy Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Energy Safe Victoria
📍 Melbourne