Manager, Intelligence and Reporting

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

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

**Grade**:VPS 6

**Occupation**:Other

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/D02760-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?
- **Utilise your**technical expertise and leadership skills to drive the intelligence capability and report on the performance of the tobacco licensing scheme.**:

- **Ongoing opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.**:

- ** VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Manager, Intelligence and Reporting to provide a critical role within the Tobacco Regulation Project (TRP).

**About the Business Unit**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) provides a range of government programs and services focused on improving community safety, victim services, regulatory services and crime prevention, and building strong collaboration across the justice system. Located in the Integrity, Regulation and Legal Services (IRLS) group, the TRP has been established to deliver the Government's commitment to implement a tobacco regulation and business licensing scheme.

**About the Role**
- Reporting to the Director, Licensing and Compliance, the Manager, Intelligence and Reporting will oversee critical functions including:

- Delivering operational advice and producing intelligence products to support a risk-based approach to tobacco regulation.
- Establishing and maintaining information-sharing arrangements with partner agencies and regulatory bodies.
- Collecting, analysing, and disseminating data to inform internal and external stakeholders
- Preparing high-quality reports, briefings, meeting papers, and presentations.
- Identifying and responding to emerging complex, sensitive issues, risks, and trends.
- The role operates within a complex and dynamic environment that requires sound judgement and the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, using influence and negotiation skills to support the provision of clear advice to deliver effective, timely actions.
- As the Manager, Intelligence and Reporting some of your duties will include:

- Developing and implementing an intelligence framework, and supporting products, to inform the establishment and operation of the tobacco licensing scheme.
- Providing operational advice and produce intelligence products to inform a risk-based approach to tobacco regulation.
- Developing and continually improve processes and procedures to support the collection and analysis of data and information, from and to a range of stakeholders.
- Working with the different stakeholders to provide useful reporting and analytics.
- 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:

- Extensive experience and/or professional qualifications in senior information, intelligence and reporting roles, preferably within a regulatory context.
- Strong analytical and investigative skills with demonstrated ability to identify emergin g trends and systemic issues.
- High-level communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise and negotiate effectively at senior/executive levels, to resolve complex and sensitive issues.

**Qualifications**
- Extensive experience in intelligence, law enforcement, regulatory compliance, or a related field, particularly in managing intelligence operations or investigations is highly desirable.

**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 voi