Forensic Evidence Management Team Leader

Key aspects of this role include providing leadership, defining expectations, allocating work, monitoring performance, and managing staff development.

• Manage and coordinate the provision of evidence tracking functions throughout the Department.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of systems for controlled issue of Centre reports under Centre seal, electronically monitoring casework management for all Units within the Centre.
• Determine which articles should be received for evidentiary examination in consultation with forensic specialists.
• Process and preserve biological, chemical, drug, and other crime samples as part of evidence storage.
• Supervise and train staff in the provision of and adherence to strict procedures for electronic recording of casework management, exhibit tracking, cataloguing, and auditing procedures.
• Oversee administrative tasks including management of Pending casework system, preparation of audit reports, compilation of management statistics, correspondence etc.
• Investigate and make recommendations for improving evidence tracking procedures, including casework audit and centralised case file storage.
• Present supportive evidence of fact in Courts of Law regarding exhibit tracking as required.

• Ability to supervise a team, undertake routine staff administration, correctly allocate team priorities and ensure deadlines are met.
• CORRESPONDENCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND PROVEN CAPACITY TO COORDINATE TASKS DETERMINE PRIORITIES MONITOR WORKFLOWS AND OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AS A MEMBER IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT
• Well-developed research, conceptual, and analytical skills with demonstrated planning and organising ability.
• Ability to work flexibly with limited supervision or lead a team and contribute to team or organisation goals.
• Sound computer skills particularly in word-processing and other software packages.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills dealing effectively with a wide range of personnel within a large and diverse organisation focusing on continual improvement.
• Understanding of customer service requirements of the position and a demonstrated record of strong commitment and achievement in meeting customer needs.
• Proven record of ethical behaviour and a demonstrated commitment to organisational values.

• Position located at 31 Forensic Drive Macleod VIC.
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• Incumbent will be required to complete OHS requirements of the organisation which may include local level training relating to equipment usage and Hazardous Chemicals.
• Possess a current Victorian Driver Licence and hold or qualify within three months a White Class Driver Authority.
• At any point in time Department Head may arrange FEMG staff to undergo drug and alcohol testing via Victoria Police Drug and Alcohol Testing Unit DATU.
• Resume and Responses to Selection Criteria attached to job advertisement submissions without the required responses to selection criteria attached will not be considered.

• Based on the job description submitted to the advertisement the following selection criteria must be addressed in application:

1. Demonstrated ability to supervise a team including undertaking routine staff administration correctly allocating team priorities and ensuring deadlines are met.
2. CORRESPONDENCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND PROVEN CAPACITY TO COORDINATE TASKS DETERMINE PRIORITIES MONITOR WORKFLOWS AND OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AS A MEMBER IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT.
3. Well-developed research conceptual and analytical skills with demonstrated planning and organising ability.
4. Ability to work flexibly with limited supervision or lead a team and contribute to team or organisation goals.
5. SOUND COMPUTER SKILLS PARTICULARLY IN WORD-PROCESSING AND OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGES.
6. WELL-DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PERSONNEL WITHIN A LARGE AND DIVERSE ORGANISATION FOCUSING ON CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT.
7. UNDERSTANDING OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION AND A DEMONSTRATED RECORD OF STRONG COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS.
8. PROVEN RECORD OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR AND A DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO ORGANISATIONAL VALUES.