Role statement - The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) promotes a strong and resilient economy that benefits all Victorians by creating more opportunities for people through jobs and skills, supporting businesses and industries to grow and prosper, and building vibrant communities and regions. 

DJSIR is Victoria’s lead agency for economic recovery, business and industry engagement and food supply continuity, with responsibilities spanning a range of portfolios, including jobs and industry, economic growth, employment, small business, regional development, tourism, sport and major events, community sport, outdoor recreation, creative industries and skills and TAFE. 

 

Mitigation

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Promote resilience through working with government, business, and industry groups, including critical infrastructure sectors, to support integrated emergency management planning, preparedness, response, and recovery from major emergencies in mitigating the impacts and consequences. 

 1.1, 1.2, 1.4

Response (including Relief)

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Lead Response Support Agency (RSA) for the functional areas: 

  • Business and industry 
  • Cross-border relations 
  • Food and grocery supply continuity 
  • Post-school education 
  • Tourism 

3.2, 10.2, 10.3

Table 10: Support agencies for response

Relief Coordinating Agency (RelCA) and Relief Lead Agency (RelLA) responsible for liaising with major food distribution operators to support food and grocery supply continuity.

4.5, 15.2, Table 11: Specified relief activities and relief coordinating agency (RelCA),

Table 12: Relief coordination

Relief Support Agency (RelSA) for ARC to provide emergency food relief (including water). 

Table 12: Relief coordination

Recovery

Activity Critical task alignment / activity source

Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) responsible for the recovery and coordination in the economy and businesses functional areas, in the economic environment. 

11.2, 17.1, 17.2

Table 13: Four recovery environments and 13 areas of activity

Recovery Lead agency (RecLA) responsible to:

  
  • implement available financial assistance to assist economic recovery 
  • implement available financial assistance to assist small businesses’ recovery 
  • identify and monitor broad economic impacts, consequences, and adaptation to emergencies. 
  • implement approved funded activities, projects, and programs to assist economic and business recovery and encourage the resumption of trade following an emergency, which could include: 
    • Business relief assistance 
    • Business recovery support grants 
    • Business advisory and wellbeing services 
    • Marketing campaigns and product development 
  • assist businesses to navigate available information and advice following an emergency, including through industry associations and business networks 
  • provide knowledge and skills for enhancement opportunities for workforces and businesses to build resilience and support economic recovery 

Table 16: Recovery coordination: Economic environment

Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to:

  
  • respective asset owner or managing agency to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of public buildings and assets where an agency is the owner or manager of that respective building or asset. 

11.2, 19.4

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Assurance and Learning

For assurance and learning activities, refer directly to the agency for further information.

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