General Manager, Counter Terrorism Coordination

**Lead the strategic direction of Corrections Victoria's operational approach and management of violent extremist offenders and prisoners.**:

- **Fixed term position until**30 May 2026 (Leave Backfill.)**:

- **VPS Grade 6.2 : $162,077 - $185,518** plus superannuation.**

We are pleased to share an exciting fixed-term opportunity as General Manager, Counter Terrorism Coordination (CTC) within the Sentence Management Division, Corrections Victoria.

**About the business unit**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), inclusive of both Corrections Victoria (CV) and Corrections and Justice Services (CJS), are responsible for the management and operation of Victoria's adult correctional system.

Counter Terrorism Coordination (CTC), within the Sentence Management Division, is responsible for the central oversight and governance of the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Service Delivery Model across prisons and Community Correctional Services. CTC will ensure the integrity of the end-to-end model, identifying and implementing system improvements and providing expert advice and support to operational staff managing the violent extremist cohort.

**About the role**

The General Manager, CTC, is responsible for leading the strategic direction of Corrections Victoria's operational approach and management of violent extremist offenders and prisoners.

This position represents Corrections Victoria (CV) on jurisdictional and national Counter Terrorism (CT) and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) related governance bodies and leads the negotiation for Commonwealth CT and CVE related funding arrangements and initiatives for CV in partnership with Victoria Police and DJCS.

Some of the General Managers key accountabilities include:

- Leading the strategic direction of Corrections Victoria's operational approach and management of violent extremist offenders and prisoners.
- Maintaining oversight, integrity and governance of the CVE Service Delivery model across Community Corrections and prisons.
- Proactively build and maintain positive relationships with external experts, key stakeholders and facilitate a partnership approach to working across the Department, across Government and with the community, to support the collaborative management of risks associated with violent extremism.
- Providing expert operational advice, including the identification of emerging issues, opportunities, risks and trends impacting the CVE Service Delivery model.
- Effectively and professionally represent Corrections Victoria on a range of CVE related governance bodies and forums.
- Leading and initiating research and projects to support the ongoing improvement of the CVE Service Delivery model and alignment with best practice.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About you**

CTC are looking for a strategic leader, with strong influence and negotiation skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a high paced operational environment.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Knowledge of Corrections Victoria policies, organisation, procedures and relevant legislation and regulations.
- Knowledge and/or experience relating to Countering Violent Extremism would be an advantage; and
- Ability to work effectively in a correctional environment, including access to sensitive information and demonstrated absence of a relevant offence history.

**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.