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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.
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- Provide a central point of coordination for the Commercial Services and Policy and Strategy Division's corporate governance and human resources functions.
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Ongoing, Full time opportunity.
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VPS4 – $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Business Support and Project Officerto provide a critical role at Commercial Services / Policy and Strategy.
About the Business Unit
Corrections Victoria's purpose is to enhance community safety through the operation of safe and humane community corrections, adult prison and post-sentence systems that support reducing reoffending by delivering on the fundamentals of good order and control in prisons, a professional and skilled workforce, case management and programs and services that address the root causes of offending behaviour.
Commercial Services is a newly created division within Corrections Victoria that leads the provision of expert, strategic commercial management and advice. The division includes:
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Contracts and Infrastructure, responsible for contract management, commercial oversight and advisory services across Correction's Victoria's high risk high value commercial contracts for essential services, including private prisons and prisoner transport.
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Performance Analysis and Reporting, responsible for the provision of performance reporting about community corrections, prisons and the adult parole board to support evidence-based decision making and drive operational and commercial outcomes.
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Finance Operations and Innovation, responsible for partnering with operational areas on process re-design, efficiency improvements and overseeing Corrections Victoria's technology and financial needs in partnership with operational and corporate areas of the department.
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Technology, responsible for providing governance and on-the-ground support to ensure CV technology systems are stable, secure, and support effective service delivery. Technology focuses on building digital readiness, supporting staff through change, and helping teams adopt tools and processes that make day-to-day work easier.
The Policy and Strategy division is responsible for developing legal and strategic policy advice on the custodial and community correctional system to improve outcomes for people in the corrections system, including Corrections Victoria's contributions to whole of government priorities.
Policy and Strategy is focused on system-wide strategic direction and system analysis to support evidence-informed policy, service design and investment decisions. Policy and Strategy also support Corrections Victoria to meet their core statutory obligations.
The Coordination and Governance team within Policy and Strategy leads coordination and governance activities with group-wide impacts, including Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) preparation, parliamentary and Cabinet requests, risk and audit requirements, Whole of Victorian Government reporting, and internal communications.
About the Role
The Business Support and Project Officer is responsible for providing a range of high-quality business, project development and administrative support to the Executive Directors of Commercial Services and Policy and Strategy and the Divisions more broadly. This includes coordinating and providing input into work that supports parliamentary processes, information requests, recruitment processes and for the operational and strategic projects relating to the responsibilities of the Commercial Services and Policy and Strategy Divisions.
The role also includes supporting the smooth functioning of the Offices of the Executive Directors through diary management, meeting co-ordination, preparing a range of written material, and responding to a range of requests for support from across the Divisions and externally, as required.
The role will also actively strengthen and maintain relationships internally across Corrections as well as externally with program partners and stakeholders.
Some of your duties will include:
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Coordinate corporate governance requirements to support the Divisions, including parliamentary processes, information requests and recruitment and human resources processes.
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Undertake a range of support tasks including researching, reviewing or preparing briefing papers and reports, and drafting correspondence that may involve integrating information from a variety of sources.
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Liaise with senior departmental executives and senior managers, location staff, other Justice agencies and other departments, providing advice, information and assistance, as required.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
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Experience in providing high quality project and administrative support at the senior management level.
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Understands operational environment and organises others to work effectively, responding to changes, implementing responses, and providing analyses and suggesting improvements to support decision making.
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Understanding and awareness of the key issues impacting Corrections Victoria.
Qualifications/requirements
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A tertiary qualification in business management or administration would be well regarded.
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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.
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.
