Strategic Advisor

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $138,631 - $185,518

**Grade**:VPS 6

**Occupation**:Prison and corrective services

**Location**:Melbourne - Western suburbs

**Reference**:VG/2615_JUL25

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?
- **Develop policies and processes, provide strategic advice, and manage projects within the Metropolitan Remand Centre.**:

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

- ** VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Strategic Advisor to provide a critical role within Metropolitan Remand Centre.

**About the Business Unit**
- Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) is a 954-bed maximum-security facility for unsentenced male individuals located within the West Metropolitan Region. The facility includes three mainstream accommodation units, two protection units, two management units, and several spaces for those who require additional supports such as vulnerable prisoners, prisoners at risk.

**About the Role**
- The Strategic Advisor will provide high level advice and support to the General Manager, Metropolitan Remand Centre. They will be responsible for the analysis, identification, interpretation and recommendations for identified issues, complex project work and related tasks on behalf of the General Manager. The role will also support the General Manager in the delivery of Corrections Victoria's reform agenda, aligned with the Vision and Mission.
- Some of your duties will include:

- Provide high level, strategic support to the General Manager to contribute to the safe operations of the MRC.
- Provide authoritative advice, guidance and feedback to members of the Leadership Team on work products submitted to the General Manager for approval, including advice on appropriate legislative, recruitment and financial delegations.
- Manage the workflow within the Office of the General Manager and identify efficiencies within the Leadership Team.
- 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:

- Clear capacity to deliver highly targeted, well-researched, and comprehensive authoritative advice on a range of policy and operational issues relating to the MRC.
- Proven ability to perform effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment, with complex stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead, influence and contribute effectively within a team environment.
- High level written communication and strategic thinking skills, with demonstrated highly refined judgement and political nous.
- A detailed knowledge of the criminal justice system, including correctional facilities, the functioning of the Courts, key stakeholders and critical issues.

**Qualifications/requirements**
- Tertiary qualification(s) in a relevant discipline would be highly regarded.
- Experience working on legislative issues and/or project management that relate to Justice Services is highly desired.

**How to Apply**

**IMP ORTANT 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.

- Applications close Monday 11 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 28 July 2025