Unit Leader

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Victoria Police

**Salary**: $123,787 - $133,889

Occupation: Science

Reference: VG/20009918

The Victoria Police Forensic Services Department is an accredited laboratory that provides a professional forensic service to Victoria Police, persons involved with the administration of justice and the public.

**Victoria Police**

**Forensic Services Department**

**Lab Operations - Analytical Services**

**Vehicle Examination Unit**

**FO-5 Ongoing Unit Leader Role available.**

**About the Unit**:
**The primary function of the Vehicle Examination Unit is to**:

- Establish the identification of stolen and re-birth vehicles through the examination and restoration of altered and obliterated vehicle identifiers.

**In addition, the following services are also provided**:

- Examination of scene debris for vehicle related parts (e.g., lenses, components etc.) to assist in determining make/model or type of vehicle involved.
- Removal of vehicle trims and components to aid in vehicle searches for items of interest including drugs, weapons, and cash.
- Provision of expertise relating to the mechanical operation of a vehicle or vehicle system.
- Provision of vehicle related advice during execution of warrants.
- Provision of expertise on vehicle locks for forced or bypassed entry.

**About the Role**

As a Unit Leader, manage the provision of forensic vehicle examination services to Victoria Police and other relevant stakeholders.

**_ As the successful applicant, some of your duties will include:_**
- Manage and coordinate activities within the Vehicle Examination Unit including pre-examination, prioritisation of casework, monitoring quality practices and liaising with the Vetting & Triage Unit to ensure casework acceptance criteria are met.
- Manage service delivery workflow processes, including regular service evaluation and future planning activities with a commitment to business improvement.
- Provide high level scientific/technical and professional service, including advice, leadership, and guidance within the Unit and across the business as required.
- Integrate scientific/technical best practice within the Unit and across the business as required.
- Provide key advice and leadership in the development or implementation of policy and procedures.
- Ensure accreditation and quality requirements are achieved and maintained within the Unit.
- Maintain business reporting requirements and monitor future needs relevant to the work area.
- Display high level case management skills within the Unit and across multi-disciplinary work groups.
- Ensure personnel are adequately trained and required skills are maintained.
- Take a lead role in changes associated with business improvement activities.
- Identify opportunities and participate in research, development and innovation activities focused on improving services.
- Undertake administrative reviews of vehicle examination casework.
- Relevant experience in managing a team, and an understanding of quality forensic practices, service delivery requirements, and business improvement methodology are desirable.

**Skills & Experience**
- As the successful applicant, you will have: _
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and motivate a multi-function team to provide a quality and timely forensic science service.
- Strong commitment and knowledge of business reporting requirements and Departmental planning processes.
- Proven ability to manage casework tasks and oversee processes according to the Departmental business model to meet performance targets in line with customer expectations.
- Proven ability to deliver scientific best practice, including maintaining accreditation, training and quality requirements.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills and ability to foster professional relationships and impart specialist knowledge to courts, investigators, colleagues and other agencies.
- Demonstrated commitment to business improvement supporting research, training, development and innovation projects with a focus on developing forensic capability, process efficiency and process integration.
- Proven ability to monitor client and stakeholder satisfaction, and constructively manage stakeholder issues to ensure positive outcomes for the stakeholder and the Region/Department/Command.
- A proven record of ethical behaviour and a demonstrated commitment to the Victoria Police Code of Ethics and Conduct and the Organisational Values.

**Requirements and relevant information**:

- Ongoing position available.
- Position is located at 31 Forensic Drive, Macleod, Victoria.
- Relevant experience in managing a team, and an understanding of quality forensic practices, service delivery requirements, and business improvement methodology are desirable.
- Relevant knowledge or skills applicable to vehicle examination may be an advantage, however, are not a prerequisite for this role.
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