Overview
Work type: Full time
Salary: $138,631 - $185,518
Grade: VPSG6
Occupation: Policy
Location: CBD
Reference: VG/D02050JUNE2025
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers
We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- Utilise your expertise in Policy to provide support and advice to the Ministerial Service Policy Reform and Programs branch
- An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
Police, Racing, Victims and Coordination (PRVC) group is responsible for leading key policy reform and programs across the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS).
The Policy Reform and Programs (PRP) business unit within PRVC is responsible for delivery of priority justice policy reforms in line with departmental and Ministerial priorities. PRP leads on crime prevention, family violence, and the public intoxication and mental health crisis reforms. PRP teams work in a dynamic environment, requiring agile policy teams to respond to key priorities as they arise.
About the Role:
As the Manager you will be responsible for delivering a breadth of policy reform and programs work across the priority policy reforms for the group. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team to responsible for consulting with diverse stakeholder groups and shaping authoritative policy advice to senior departmental executives.
This role will play a key leadership role, with a particular responsibility for the provision of high level advice to Senior Executives. Flexibility is required within this role in order to remain responsive to the changing work of the division, and you will be expected to adjust the focus of your work as necessary.
This role operates within a complex, sensitive and dynamic environment which requires a strong ethical leadership and the ability to drive innovation, collaboration, coordination and partnering with all stakeholders.
Some of your duties will include:
- Providing authoritative, strategic policy advice as it relates to a range of portfolios relevant to the Ministerial Services, Policy Reform and Programs business unit
- Leading the development and implementation of policy reform, including planning and design, consultation and developing effective solutions to barriers
- Managing and developing a team, including staff performance management, contributing to staff professional development, building capability and delivering quality outputs
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Well-developed knowledge of government and the justice system, including issues and pressures to which the department and government has to respond
- Demonstrated experience in providing leadership, guidance and performing effectively under pressure in a dynamic and politically sensitive environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and extensive experience in preparing and coordinating timely, concise and accurate briefings.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- A tertiary qualification in a related discipline would be highly desirable.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
Applications close Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 11.59PM
