Manager, Justice Enhancement and Sustainability

**Utilise your strong policy development and stakeholder engagement skills**:

- **1x Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $162,076 plus superannuation.**

**About the Business Unit**:
The Courts, Civil and Criminal Law (CCCL) group provides policy advice and support on criminal law, civil law, and court and tribunal issues for which the Attorney-General is responsible.

CCCL includes the Courts and Justice System Reform (CJSR) division, which leads strategic court and justice system reform relevant to the Attorney-General's responsibilities, including strategic projects relating to the courts and key entities across the justice system. CJSR works collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department to ensure policy reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people-centred.

Within CJSR, Courts Policy, Strategy and Legislation (CPSL) supports and advises the Attorney-General on policy issues across the court and coronial systems.

**About the Role**:
As the Manager you will be responsible for delivering a breadth of policy reform and programs work across the priority policy reforms for the group. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team who deliver policy advice to executives and the Attorney-General on financial performance, justice system efficiency and impact analysis. The team also undertakes regulatory amendments to fee regulations. The team is currently focused on court financial sustainability, undertaking several projects/briefings on court finances. On an ad hoc basis, the team helps other areas undertake financial or data analysis.

The team also has responsibility as the portfolio entity manager of Country Court of Victoria and Court Services Victoria. This involves understanding the issues these organisations face, helping them connect to others in the department and reporting on each organisation's yearly documents.

The team has worked together for the past twelve months and collaborates significantly on work. Collectively the team has experience in policy, law, economics, accountancy, and courts.

Given the large volume of financial and other data, this position would suit someone who is very comfortable with figures and excel, and is familiar with the workings of the government financial management framework.

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

**About You**:

- Well-developed knowledge of government and the justice system, including issues and pressures to which the department and government has to respond
- Demonstrated experience in providing leadership, guidance and performing effectively under pressure in a dynamic and politically sensitive environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and extensive experience in preparing and coordinating timely, concise and accurate briefings.
- Qualifications/Requirements:_
- A tertiary qualification in a related discipline would be 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 voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and you