
Policy Officer
2 weeks ago
**Support development and coordination of policy and project products relating to strategic initiatives across the department and broader justice system.**:
- **Fixed, Full-Time opportunity until 31 December 2026.**:
- **VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.**
The Department of Justice and Community Safety, Office of the Associate Secretary, is seeking a **Policy Officer** to provide a critical role within the Operational Performance and Cultural Reform team.
**About the Business Unit**
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (department) provides a range of government programs and services which focus on improving community safety, victim services, regulatory services and crime prevention, and building strong collaboration across the justice system.
The Office of the Associate Secretary (Office) supports the Secretary to lead and manage the responsibilities and statutory requirements of the department. The Office leads key whole of department functions, including corporate functions, delivery of the department's data insights, analytics and modelling function, coordination of whole of department initiatives and organisational reform. It also provides stewardship of the department's strategic and operational performance, with a focus on using data to inform system strategy, advice to Government and operational oversight.
Operational Performance and Cultural Reform (OPCR) is tasked with supporting the Associate Secretary in leading the department's agenda in the delivery of justice and community safety services in Victoria by providing advice to the Secretary, the Board of Management and Ministers regarding the department's strategic and operational performance and efficiency. OPCR takes a strategic approach to coordinating and leading reform work to improve the operation of the department and enable the organisation to deliver on its core functions for the Victorian community.
**About the Role**
The Policy Officer is responsible for supporting the development and coordination of policy and project products relating to strategic initiatives across the department and broader justice system, through the provision of analysis and identification of key insights. You will work collaboratively with other members of the team to help coordinate the delivery of a suite of reforms designed to support continuous improvement and efficient delivery of the department's core functions.
The Policy Officer will support the identification and implementation of tools and methods for measuring outputs and outcomes of reform and improvement initiatives and provide analysis of business impact.
Some of your duties will include:
- Contribute to strategic policy work to provide advice and support to DJCS executives on the operational performance of the department and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Provide impact analyses and reports on the outputs and outcomes of policy decisions and department improvement initiatives.
- Prepare content for well-informed, accurate and timely briefings, advice, project management reports, correspondence and documentation for departmental executives.
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:
- Deriving insights from data: Demonstrated ability to analyse data, including processing basic datasets and extracting key insights to inform recommendations.
- Data presentation: Ability to generate descriptive statistics and relevant data visualisations to support decision-making. Experience using tools such as Excel, PowerPoint or PowerBI to present data visualisation is highly desirable.
**Qualifications**
- A qualification in a related area is desirable, but not mandatory.
**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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