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Manager, Freedom of Information

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Melbourne, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $130,673 - $174,869

Occupation: Strategic Management

Reference: VG/DJ6187-JUNE

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.

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 leadership expertise to provide support and advice to Governance and Assurance.**:

- **Ongoing, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 6: $130,673 - $174,869 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Manager, Freedom of Information to provide a critical role within Governance and Assurance

**About the Business Unit**

Corporate Services and Infrastructure (CSI) oversees and leads the key public accountability requirements of the department, including finance, asset management, procurement, risk management, audit, governance, performance reporting, climate change and environmental sustainability and statutory planning and related functions. The group also manages the governance and delivery of major infrastructure projects through the Community Safety Building Authority, and information and communications technology (ICT), including cyber and information security management.

Assurance manages corporate policies for the department and its Ministers to ensure strong governance and service delivery. It is responsible for risk management, crisis and continuity management, internal and external audit, freedom of information, compliance and committee operations.

The department's FOI Requests team manages requests for documents on behalf of business units, with applicants typically including Members of Parliament, journalists, prisoners and members of the public.

**About the Role**

The Manager, Freedom of Information (FOI) manages the departments FOI responsibilities. The role provides specialist technical advice and functional leadership in relation to the management of the department's obligations under the _Freedom of Information Act 1982 (_the FOI Act).

Some of your duties will include:

- Lead, develop and manage staff within the FOI team.
- Make decisions on requests made to the department under the FOI Act.
- Provide authoritative and specialist advice and briefings to Minister's offices, the Secretary, and other departmental staff on complex FOI matters.

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:
**Qualifications**
- A degree Administrative Law would be highly regarded.

**How to Apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**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.