Brad Kelly
Hobart
Summary
Senior public sector leader with over 18 years’ experience in strategic policy development, system-wide reform delivery and operational leadership across Tasmania and Victoria. Proven track record in leading cross-jurisdictional initiatives, managing high-impact government relations, and delivering transformative housing and justice reforms. Adept at stakeholder engagement, change management and driving policy innovation aligned with state government priorities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Government Relations and Strategic Policy
Homes Tasmania
02.2024 - Current
- Lead a team delivering major reform projects, supporting program delivery, and advancing the delivery priorities of the Homes Tasmania Board. The team also coordinates Homes Tasmania’s interface with government processes, prepares submissions for federal funding opportunities, and provides advice to support implementation of Board and Ministerial priorities.
A/Director, Housing Policy and Programs
Homes Tasmania
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Several short acting arrangements to backfill the Director. The Housing Policy and Programs branch oversees program delivery and drives reform across housing and homelessness services in Tasmania. Its functions include commissioning and managing service contracts, leading major projects, monitoring provider performance, reporting, and managing operational policies that support social housing, affordable rentals, specialist accommodation, and homelessness programs.
Project Manager – Tasmanian Housing Strategy
Homes Tasmania
10.2021 - 12.2023
- Led a small team to develop the Tasmanian Housing Strategy, a 20-year, whole-of-system strategy. This role incorporated project management, strategic planning and policy development, and significant complex stakeholder engagement across state and local government and the housing sector in Tasmania. Included development of the first four-yearly Action Plan (2023-2027) to support the Strategy
Senior Manager – Regulation Policy (Secondment)
Department of Justice and Community Safety, DJCS
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Responsible for key project management activities and leading a team to deliver legislative and policy reforms in the consumer affairs portfolio, including reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 and Retirement Villages Act 1986.
Manager - Parole Reform (Secondment)
Youth Justice, DJCS
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Responsible for leading a review of the structure and operations of the Youth Parole Board, with strategic recommendations to the Minister for Youth Justice informing development of a new Youth Justice Act.
Regional General Manager
Community Correctional Services, DJCS
01.2019 - 11.2019
- Led approximately 100 staff across multiple locations delivering frontline case management to over 1,000 prisoners on parole, people on court ordered supervision in the community, and serious sex offenders on post-sentence supervision orders. Role incorporated significant risk management and mitigation activities, change management, people and behavioural management and resource allocation in a high-pressure corrections environment.
A/Strategic Advisor to Deputy Secretary
Corrections and Justice Services
08.2019 - 09.2019
- Short secondment providing strategic advice to the Deputy Secretary on corrections and justice services operations across Victoria.
Strategic Advisor to Executive Director
Northwest Metropolitan Area, DJCS
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Providing strategic advice and support to the Executive Director who was responsible for community corrections and youth justice operations across the northwest metropolitan region of inner Melbourne. This remit involved the operation of four adult prisons, 13 community corrections locations and four youth justice locations.
- Included transitioning youth justice operations into DJCS and establishment of multi-disciplinary panels to monitor serious young offenders.
Senior Program Manager, Service Reform and Parole System Reform Program
Corrections Victoria, DJCS
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Led implementation of components of system-wide reforms across the community corrections system, including to parole, offender management services and court administration. Role incorporated project management, change management and operational policy development and change management.
Education
Executive Master of Public Administration -
University of Melbourne & The Australian And New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
Melbourne, VIC12-2023
Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling -
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS12-2002
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS12-2001
Skills
- Strategic policy leadership
- Government relations and ministerial coordination
- Cross-jurisdictional collaboration
- Change and project management
- Stakeholder engagement and negotiation
- Operational leadership
- System-wide reform implementation
Training
- 2019 Emergency Management Training, Department of Justice and Community Safety
- 2017 Gain the Policy Edge, Institute of Public Administration Australia
- 2016 Senior Manager’s Leadership Development Program, Victoria Police
- 2014 Project Management Excellence Framework
Timeline
Manager, Government Relations and Strategic Policy
Homes Tasmania
02.2024 - Current
A/Director, Housing Policy and Programs
Homes Tasmania
01.2024 - 01.2025
Project Manager – Tasmanian Housing Strategy
Homes Tasmania
10.2021 - 12.2023
Senior Manager – Regulation Policy (Secondment)
Department of Justice and Community Safety, DJCS
11.2020 - 10.2021
Manager - Parole Reform (Secondment)
Youth Justice, DJCS
11.2019 - 11.2020
A/Strategic Advisor to Deputy Secretary
Corrections and Justice Services
08.2019 - 09.2019
Regional General Manager
Community Correctional Services, DJCS
01.2019 - 11.2019
Strategic Advisor to Executive Director
Northwest Metropolitan Area, DJCS
01.2017 - 01.2019
Senior Program Manager, Service Reform and Parole System Reform Program
Corrections Victoria, DJCS
01.2015 - 01.2017
Executive Master of Public Administration -
University of Melbourne & The Australian And New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling -
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Tasmania
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