Community Programs Lead

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $129,379 - $173,138

Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services

Reference: VG/1718819M

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?
- ** Manage, support and develop a small team to deliver community based initiatives**:

- **Full time ongoing to opportunity to provide advice and support to the Programs and Implementation team**:

- **VPS Grade 6: $129,379 - $173,138 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Community Programs Lead to provide a critical role within the Koori Justice Unit

**_ This is an Aboriginal Prioritised position, a role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010._**

**About the Business Unit**

The Koori Justice Unit (KJU) is a unit within the Aboriginal Justice Group of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), which has been established to help realise a clear vision of a fair and accessible justice system for Aboriginal people.

The KJU is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement - Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja - currently in its fourth phase (AJA4), in partnership with the Aboriginal community and Victorian government, in line with realising Aboriginal self-determination.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Programs and Implementation, The Community Programs Lead is to provide high level contact management advice and support to the Programs and Implementation team to monitor a number of community grants programs funded under the Aboriginal Justice Agreement to ensure compliance with contract specifications and timelines.

Some of your duties will include:

- Manage, support and develop a small team, including staff performance and development planning (PDP) and building knowledge and capability in order to deliver critical outcomes for AJA funded community programs.
- Influence relevant justice agencies and business units to deliver community outcomes and improvements.
- Lead the end-to-end management of grants for Aboriginal programs (financial management, monitoring, evaluation and review).

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:

- Excellent knowledge of Aboriginal culture and society and understanding of historical and contemporary issues relating to Aboriginal Victorians.
- Strong knowledge of, and demonstrated experience, working with Aboriginal communities and advisory groups, including sophisticated and culturally aware stakeholder engagement.

**Qualifications**
- A relevant tertiary qualification in law, public policy, Aboriginal affairs or similar is desired

**How to Apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**
- This is an Aboriginal Prioritised position, a role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010._

**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 their homes.

At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with **three doses** of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Servi