Principal Legal Policy Officer

Utilise your policy and development expertise to provide support and advice to the Integrity Regulation and Legal Services branch
- Fixed-Term (24 months), Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 6: $130,673 - $174,869 plus superannuation.

**About Us**:
Integrity, Regulation and Legal Services (IRLS) supports the Attorney-General and the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) Ministers by providing legal, policy, integrity and assurance expertise to DJCS and Justice Ministers. We work collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department to ensure policy and legislation reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people centred.
Integrity Policy and Performance supports the Attorney General in her role as the First Law Officer and Minister responsible for Victoria's justice and integrity system, provides whole-of-Victorian-government policy leadership on integrity and oversight, privacy and information sharing issues, and supports the operation of integrity agencies within the Victorian Government.
**About the Role**:
The Principal Legal Policy Officer has a primary focus on priority legislative reform projects in integrity policy and may work across all areas of IPP's responsibility. Ongoing projects led by the team include work in the police oversight and public sector integrity policy spaces as well as supporting the implementation of key recommendations arising from integrity agency reports, inquiries and commissions.
The Principal Legal Policy Officer will be responsible for supporting the manager and leading the co-ordination, development, implementation, review and reform of policy and legislation, while providing considered, informed and authoritative legal policy advice to the manager, senior executives and government on key policy and legislation issues and system reform issues within these areas. This advice should be informed by strategic thinking, relevant technical expertise and strong evidence-based legal policy and analytical skills.
**Some of your duties will include**:

- Supporting the manager by mentoring and advising the team to deliver advice to senior departmental executives, Ministers and Cabinet on legislation and legal policy relating to police oversight and integrity policy.
- Developing and leading the delivery of legislation and regulations including drafting Cabinet submissions and Ministerial briefings, drafting instructions for Bills, regulations and legal instruments, and support for Parliamentary debate.
- Leading and managing multiple workstreams to enable the timely delivery of project milestones.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
- Strong and comprehensive knowledge and experience in developing and delivering legislation and regulations.
- Knowledge of and/or experience of law, particularly integrity, administrative or criminal law, or social policy or associated fields.

**Qualifications**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in law, policy or criminology and/or equivalent experience is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of and/or experience of social policy or associated field and/or knowledge of law.
- Strong and comprehensive knowledge and experience in developing and delivering legislation and regulations.

**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.