Agile and Change Advisor

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192

Occupation: IT and Telecommunications

Reference: VG/DJ7839

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?
- ** Ongoing full-time opportunity**:

- **Attractive VPS 4 salary between $90,067 - $102,192 + superannuation**

**What does the business unit do?**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.

Data, Digital and Insights (DDI) focuses on meeting the departments data and digital needs by providing responsive and sustainable services focused on supporting departmental outcomes. The specialist groups within DDI consist of Technology Solutions and Evidence and Insights.

Technology Solutions explores and employs modern technology to enable the department's business to function via the use of modern, appropriate platforms, products and services.

Evidence and Insights leads the DJCS data reporting, analytics and modelling program, outcomes measurement and evaluation services. It includes the Crime Statistics Agency and National Coronial Information System.

The DevOps group within Technology Solutions is responsible for the development and operations of enterprise platforms. These platforms include the department's AWS Platform and Landing Zone, enterprise service bus, consolidated data base platform, web platform, online transactions environment, M365 development, ServiceNow platform and DevOps tooling. The DevOps group preferences Agile methodologies in operations, utilising Kanban, Scrum and SAFe. The team is collaborative at its foundation and aims to deliver services to citizens and the rest of the department that are simple, repeatable, innovative and end-user focused.

**What will the role do?**
- Promotes Agile ways of working and assists teams in adopting and practising best practice Scrum, Lean and Agile ways of working.
- Supports Product Owners in creating communications and organisational change advise to support new features or changes to the environment.
- Supports the administration of DevOps and work management tools to enable self-managing teams of developers and cloud delivery specialists.

**What skills should an Agile and Change Advisor have?**
- Highly developed customer service skills.
- Experience and proven ability in managing change activities in a complex enterprise environment.
- Experience in delivering high quality communication artefacts.
- Experience supporting teams in service delivery and continuous improvement processes.
- Experience creating corporate Briefs and managing their approval chain.
- Issue management and resolution experience.
- A relevant business or ICT tertiary qualification would be highly regarded.
- A Scrum Master certification would be highly regarded.

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:

- **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 counse