Description:
- Utilise your expertise to lead and support key reforms projects and continuous improvement activities to enhance custodial health service delivery.
- Ongoing Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
- VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Policy and Projects Officer to provide a critical role within Justice Health.
About the Business Unit
Justice Health's objective is to improve the health of adult and youth offenders in Victorian custodial settings.
As a business unit of Corrections and Justice Services within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, Justice Health oversees the delivery of health, mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services delivered by contracted service providers in Victoria's adult and youth justice facilities.
Justice Health works in partnership with the Aboriginal community, under the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja, to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities through active participation in the Aboriginal Justice Forum and associated Collaborative Working Groups.
About the Role
The Senior Policy and Project Officer will significant role in producing key written materials, such as policy and procedure documents, briefs, presentations, coronial submissions and responses to reports and reviews, and be pivotal in coordination activities across Justice Health.
The Senior Policy and Project Officer also lead exciting reform projects, as well as governance and continuous improvement activities, which will ensure health service delivery in prison and Youth Justice custodial environments delivers effective health outcomes, aligns with legislative requirements and supports government policy priorities.
To be successful, you will be an organised policy and project professional, ideally with a background in health, AOD or justice. You will thrive in a busy environment and be highly motivated to support a range of activities that contribute to the improvement of custodial health services.
As a Senior Policy and Projects Officer, some of your duties will include:
- Creating a range of policy documents, such as advice, reports, briefs, presentations and correspondence on complex and sensitive matters relating to the health and wellbeing of individuals and young people in custody
- Engaging with critical internal and external stakeholders in relation to complex issues and change agendas.
- Supporting Justice Health's response to inquiries, commissions and regulatory bodies.
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:
- A good understanding of public policy processes, ideally relating to justice, health or related fields.
- Strong conceptual analysis, problem-solving and strategic thinking skills, including the ability to synthesise themes from complex and diverse information sources and produce influential advice.
- Demonstrated project management experience, including the ability to achieve objectives within tight timeframes.
Qualifications
- A suitable tertiary qualification or relevant experience in project management, health, or criminal justice 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.