Manager, Programs and Engagement

**Great opportunity to join Youth Justice on a fixed-term basis in Melbourne.**:

- **Lead a team that is responsible for reviewing, developing and implementing significant state-wide youth justice policy and projects.**:

- **Provide expert advice, reasoned recommendations and innovative policy options and solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues for Youth Justice.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for the supervision of children and young people in the criminal justice system and for providing strategic advice and delivering strategic outcomes to address youth crime and reduce offending.

The Youth Justice Diversion, Community and Programs branch is responsible for ensuring that programs and services are in place that meet the needs of young people in Youth Justice. This includes designing programs and services being delivered or funded by Youth Justice, progressing reform opportunities to support young people under Youth Justice supervision in the community, and diversion away from, and transition out of, custody.

**The Opportunity**
- Fixed term, full-time position until 06/01/2026 based in Melbourne.
- VPS Grade 6 role: $ 134,593 - $ 180,115 per year plus superannuation.
- Effectively lead and manage a team of employees by leading and supporting individuals to achieve their potential and contribution to organisational goals and outcomes.
- Model behaviours integral to good people management and departmental values, managing and monitoring specific improvement objectives in annual improvement plans relating to the area of responsibility.
- Provide expert advice, reasoned recommendations and innovative policy options and solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues for youth justice to Senior Management, departmental executive, Government and other key stakeholders.
- Manage a team to research, analyse, prepare and present high quality, comprehensive written materials including solutions focused reports, briefings, papers and presentations on policy and program issues and options for the Minister, departmental executives, and internal and external committees

**To be successful in this role you will have experience developing, designing and implementing significant program or policy initiatives.**

**You will also have knowledge of Victorian Government administrative processes current policy direction, research and issues within youth justice and the criminal justice system more broadly and the needs of young people involved in the criminal justice system.**

You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, which you will need to maintain for the period of employment.
- To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description._

**What's in it for you?**

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

- **Job stability** - position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
- **A fair salary**:

- enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
- **Transparent performance framework**:

- approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
- **Generous leave entitlements**:

- provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
- **Employee Assistance Program support** - you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

**Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.**
- For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made_

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

**If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm, Thursday 8**th** May 2025.**

**How to apply**
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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
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