Debt Program Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $73,842 - $89,661

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: VG/DJ4439MAY23

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?
- ** Utilise your Debt Program expertise to provide support and advice to the Enforcement and Support Services branch**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time **opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 3: $73,842 - $89,661 plus superannuation.**

**About Us**:
Enforcement and Support Services (ESS) is a business unit within Fines and Enforcement Services (FES), Department of Justice and Community Safety's Courts, Civil and Criminal Law group. ESS is responsible for managing the end-to-end infringement system in Victoria.

The Debt Program Team (DPT) is responsible for the design of programs related to the collection and enforcement of infringement fines and court fines in Victoria.

**About the role**:
Some of your duties will include:

- Performing administrative and daily functions relating to the day-to-day operations of the DEPT.
- Researching and extracting data and intelligence through a range of IT programs (including but not limited to the ESS production system - VIEW, GlobalX, VicRoads Driver Licence System, ASIC and relevant mercantile systems, as well as publicly available information, to assist in the preparation of comprehensive and up-to-date debtor dossiers on individuals and companies with outstanding fines.
- Managing elements of targeted enforcement initiatives, campaigns and activities.

**About You**:

- Knowledge of, or the capacity to learn and understand, the functions and operations of ESS, with an understanding of the end-to-end fines system.
- Understanding of, or the capacity to learn and understand, the legislation applicable to debt, specifically the _Fines Reform Act 2014._
- Demonstrated experience in VIEW, GlobalX, VicRoads DLS, ASIC and relevant mercantile IT systems.

**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.