Technical Writer

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 30/06/2025

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $105,479 - $127,621

Occupation: IT and Telecommunications

Reference: VG/D00378A

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?
- **Seeking an experienced Technical Writer**:

- **This is a fixed-term opportunity until 30/06/2025**:

- **Attractive VPS 5 salary between $** **105,479 - $** **127,621 + 10.5% superannuation**

**What does the business unit do?**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria. Technology Solutions explores and employs modern technology to serve the department's business needs. The business unit is responsible for the department's IT strategies, policies, projects, architecture, infrastructure, corporate systems and service management of IT suppliers.

**What will the role do?**

The primary responsibility of the role is to support program leads with the development of technical documentation.

The secondary responsibility of the role is to perform librarian duties for the program. That is, ensuring the quality of documentation is produced to departmental standards and is otherwise fit for purpose, in accordance program deliverables and organised (stored) in a way that is intuitive for consumers to navigate

**What skills should a Technical Writer have?**
- Solid experience working as a technical writer developing a range of ICT documentation on a large ICT project or programme of work. This may be as a writer or in another role that requires documentation skills and disciplines (e.g. a Business Analyst, Communications Officer).
- Expert in using MS Office tools (Word, Powerpoint), solid experience with MS Sharepoint. Experience with Confluence preferred (but not required)
- Some graphic design skills preferred
- Experience working within a large ICT environment using processes that ensure control of documentation quality
- Experience working within technology delivery teams or projects

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description attached.

**What's in it for you?**

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

- **A fair salary **- enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
- **Transparent performance framework **- approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
- **Generous leave entitlements **- provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
- **Employee Assistance Program support** - you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. This support is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

**Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.**

**If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications cl

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