Landmate and Agricultural Manager, Prison

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $105,479 - $127,621

Occupation: Projects

Reference: VG/1716984M

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- **Oversee the development and implementation of strategies to enhance statewide Agriculture operations in prisons**:

- **Ongoing full time opportunity to manage the implementation of Landmate program across all public prisons**:

- **VPS Grade 5: $105,479 - $127,621 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Landmate and Agriculture Manager, Prison Industries to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.

**About the Business Unit**

The Offender Services and Reintegration division of Corrections Victoria (CV) is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including case management, education, training and employment, prison industries and rehabilitation and reintegration supports. The division contributes to a safer community by supporting a safe and humane corrections system that provides opportunities for rehabilitation, supports reintegration and works toward Aboriginal self-determination.

Corrections Victoria Prison Industries (CVPI) operates over 65 individual industries across 13 sites to provide people in prison with a variety of employment, training and learning opportunities, while also aiming to deliver value for the public through goods and services provided to both private customers and internal customers - both prisons and government. Prison Industries is a growing enterprise delivering both commercial and rehabilitation outcomes, with expansion of rehabilitation focused initiatives funded by increased margins and profitability.

**About the Role**

CVPI manage 1,831 hectares across four farms, including some small horticulture operations and significant livestock, pasture-based operations. The role is also responsible for the implementation of a standardised Landmate strategy across all prisons that operate external work crews.

Some of your duties will include:

- Develop and implement improved sustainable Agriculture business strategies that enhance delivery of Prison Industries goals relating to the CVPI Strategic Plan with a focus on creating a sustainable commercial model that provides prisoners the opportunity to obtain skills for post-release employment.
- Manage the development, implementation and compliance to annual Agriculture business plans and enable the effective implementation of the Agriculture Management Matrix.
- Develop effective working relationships with all Agriculture and Landmate supervisors and relevant Industry Managers to create shared understanding and a single direction using a standardised Landmate model for all external work crews.

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:

- Demonstrated performance in the management of agricultural production and work crew systems in a complex operating environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with information technology systems including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Oracle and agricultural recording systems (e.g. AgriWebb).

**Qualifications**
- There are no mandatory qualifications for this role, however demonstrated experience or formal qualifications related to the management of agricultural businesses, business development, promotion and marketing would be highly regarded.

**How to Apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**MANDATORY VACCINATIONS**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of the