Job opportunity

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works.

The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities.

We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation.

Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, a young person or a person with a disability seeking support with your application, please reach out to Jobs and Skills WA by calling 13 64 64.

If you are a person living with disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Joyce Cheung on (08) 6551 1738 or via email at joyce.cheung@dohw.wa.gov.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.

When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week
• professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career
• generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work
• access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work
• corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs
• opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.

About The Role:

The Manager Internal Budget coordinates the development and implementation of the Department’s budget framework and management accounting services in accordance with government policy, legislation and accounting standards, supporting the strategic needs of the Department of Housing and Works (DHW). The role provides significant financial analysis and specialist advice across budget development, monitoring, forecasting and resource allocation, including the preparation and coordination of annual budget processes, budget inputs and adjustments, and oversees responses to auditor and Treasury queries. The role ensures the integrity and effective management of internal budgets, cashflows and financial information, leads a small team to deliver accurate, timely and reliable budget outcomes in a complex operating environment, and oversees key annual external reporting, including, but not limited to, Cost of Services disclosures in the Annual Report, Report on Government Services (ROGS), Commonwealth reporting and Royalties for Regions.

About You:

• You are an experienced and accountable finance leader who motivates and enables others to deliver high-quality outcomes in a complex and dynamic environment.
• You take ownership of complex work programs, consistently deliver high-quality outcomes, and remain calm and decisive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• You provide clear direction and set priorities aligned to organisational objectives, allocating resources effectively to meet both current and future needs. You build capable and engaged teams through clear communication, timely feedback and a supportive leadership approach, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• You work confidently with senior stakeholders, exercise sound judgement, and remain composed under pressure. You are adaptable to change, open to feedback and committed to maintaining high standards of professionalism, integrity and service delivery.

This position operates in the context of Leading Others. This means that you will motivate and enable others to deliver high quality work. You will balance time between doing the work and coaching, guiding and developing others. This requires a significant shift in thinking from ‘doing’ to supporting others to ‘do good work’; and consideration of present and future needs when allocating time to the team and projects you lead. You will articulate how work is to be done, providing clear direction and feedback.

How to Apply:

If you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team, submit the following in MS Word or PDF format only:

1. A comprehensive CV tailored to this opportunity outlining your relevant skills, experience and achievement, including the contact details of two referees, one being your current or most recent line manager or supervisor.

2. A written statement up to two pages demonstrating how your experience, skills and capabilities align with the role. Your statement should address the job description and essential work requirements and demonstrates leadership behaviours.

3. A copy of all qualification/s as specified in your application or CV.

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications.

Further Job-Related Information:

Please contact Joyce Cheung on (08) 6551 1738 for further information about the position (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack, Job Description Form, and Leadership Behaviours. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships.

If you are unable to view or download these documents, please contact us by calling (08) 6557 8111 (select option 1) or email recruitment@dohw.wa.gov.au, quoting the reference number VCID03308 for support.

Currently there is one (1) permanent full-time position available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twelve (12) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.