Policy Officer

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Provide policy and strategic advice on youth justice matters, supporting policy development and implementation
- Great opportunity to join Youth Justice, fixed term, based in Melbourne
- Attractive salary between $91,418 - $103,725 + superannuation

About us
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for the supervision of children and young people in the criminal justice system and for providing strategic advice and delivering strategic outcomes to address youth crime and reduce offending.
What does Policy, Strategy and Priority Projects do?
Youth Justice Policy, Strategy and Priority Projects supports this work through policy and operational reform and development including providing evidence-based, youth-specific policy, strategic and responsive advice to government.
What does the Policy Officer do?
As the Policy Officer, you will prepare and coordinate reports and briefings, undertake research and contribute to policy projects.
Youth Justice is a complex and dynamic environment that requires exercising sound judgement, proactively developing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, and using influence and negotiation to provide clear advice to support effective, timely actions.
What skills should a Policy Officer have?
- experience in Victorian Government administrative processes
- knowledge of current policy direction, research and issues within youth justice and/or the broader criminal justice system
- capacity to write accurate, timely and audience-appropriate documents and briefings.

A tertiary qualification in public policy, social sciences, criminology, law or related field is also desirable.
To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.
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:

- Job stability - position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
- 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. It 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 close 11.59pm Tuesday 25 July 2023.
How to apply

**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.

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