Assistant Manager, Aboriginal Recruitment

4 weeks ago


Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Full time 12-month fix-term Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
- VPS Grade 5: $106,534 - $128,897 plus superannuation

This is an Aboriginal Designated Position, classified under 'special measures' of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.

About the Business Unit
The Recruitment Services branch within People Safety Culture and Communication provides support to the department on all recruitment related matters, including attraction, selection, redeployment and other recruitment and retention practices. Working within the Department of Justice and Community Safety's (the department) strategic objective of “building a high performing justice system”, Recruitment Services delivers consultative, progressive, innovative, fair and ethical recruitment solutions. Recruitment Services comprises the following specialist functions:

- Executive Recruitment
- Senior Recruitment Consulting and Redeployment
- Campaign Recruitment
- Assessment and Selection
- Employment Marketing
- Recruitment Operations
- Recruitment Projects
- Employment Programs

About the Role
To perform this essential function, the Assistant Manager will hold current and detailed knowledge of the labour market, the economy and political landscape including an in-depth understanding of issues and barriers to employment for Aboriginal people and demonstrate a breadth of human resource capability.
You will be required to have demonstrated capability in the design, implementation and training of best practice recruitment processes across a range of vacancies and will undertake end-to-end recruitment activities ranging from sourcing, screening, short-listing, interviewing, reference checking, offer management, onboarding and outcome advice.
As the Assistant Manager, Aboriginal Recruitment you will also provide high-level specialist advice and expertise to stakeholders at all levels on Aboriginal cultural issues, employment related policies and legislation that impact on the Victorian Aboriginal community to ensure that the department achieves its objectives set out in the Aboriginal Employment Strategy.

**Some of your duties will include**:

- Coordinate and maintain effective relationships with relevant, internal and external stakeholders, Aboriginal Justice unit and Aboriginal community organisations.
- Initiate and build effective relationships with senior managers and stakeholders including relevant regional Aboriginal community organisations with a focus on understanding employment issues and finding solutions to remove barriers to achieving strategic objectives.

About you

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Aboriginal Community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with members of the Victorian Aboriginal Community.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the labour market including the complexity of competing for talent within the Victorian Aboriginal community.
- Subject matter expert in recruitment with demonstrated recruitment business partnering experience with a diverse stakeholder group to meet operational demand and deliver consistent and quality

recruitment service in Aboriginal employment context.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

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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