About the Victorian Public Sector Commission

The Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) was established on 1 April 2014 to achieve a range of legislative functions.

The Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) was established on 1 April 2014 through an amendment to the Public Administration Act 2004. VPSC is headed by a single Commissioner and has a range of legislated functions to achieve its objectives. These are to:

• Strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness and capability of the public sector in order to meet existing and emerging needs and deliver high quality services
• Maintain, and advocate for, public sector professionalism and integrity.

VPSC helps strengthen public sector efficiency, effectiveness and capability by:

• assessing, researching and providing advice and support on issues relevant to public sector administration, governance, service delivery and workforce management and development
• collecting and reporting on whole of government data
• conducting enquiries as directed under the Act by the Premier

It helps maintain public sector integrity by:

• advocating for an apolitical and professional public sector
• issuing and applying codes of conduct and standards
• monitoring and reporting to public sector body Heads on compliance with the public sector values, codes of conduct and public sector employment principles and standards
• reviewing employment related actions and making relevant recommendations
• maintaining a register of lobbyists

VPSC also maintains a register of instruments made under the Act, which is published on this website.

A number of programs continue to be administered by the VPSC on behalf of and for public sector bodies. These include:

• eRecruitment system
• Graduate Recruitment and Development Scheme

Organisational Structure

VPSC has 4 branches, and a Corporate function supporting the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, as per the below structure:

People and Analytics

• System infrastructure
• Data collection including administering the People Matter Survey
• Analysis
• Research
• Reporting back to the sector

Integrity and Advisory

• Organisational reviews
• Public sector advisory – Review of Actions / Information requests
• Codes, standards, legislation
• Governance advice
• Lobbyists and Government Affairs Directors
• Conflict of Interest, Gifts Benefits & Hospitality

Workforce and Engagement

• Workforce programs – employment pathways, the Victorian Government graduate program and Getting to Work, the Victorian Public Sector Disability Employment Action Plan
• Workforce Frameworks – strategy, resources and frameworks across the employee lifecycle
• Aboriginal employment – strategy, resources and development
• eRecruitment – carers website and service management
• Workforce Strategy
• Communications and Engagement

Victorian Leadership Academy

• Learning activities and development programs tailored to each band of the Senior Executive Service of the VPS

Corporate

• Governance and Risk
• Information Technology
• Communications and marketing
• Human resources
• Finance / audit
• Business reporting
• Admin support and business services