Intelligence Officer

Utilise your operational expertise to provide support and advice to the Corrections Victoria branch
- Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 3: $72,751 - $88,336 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit
Corrections Victoria Intelligence Service (CVIS) is the overarching intelligence service for Corrections Victoria (CV) and its stakeholders. CVIS is comprised of the primary intelligence unit known as the Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit (CVIU) as well as localised prison intelligence units and within Post Sentence Facilities across Victoria.

About the Role
The position of Corrections Intelligence Officer is within CVIU and has a primary role of providing operational support for all intelligence related matters conducted by the CVIU. The position reports to an Intelligence Manager and contributes to tactical, operational and strategic intelligence functions to inform stakeholders decision making.
The Corrections Intelligence Officer works closely with the other members of CVIU. They assist in delivering intelligence services to decision makers across CV and its stakeholders in order to contribute to the security and good order of correctional facilities and support the effective management of offenders in the community. Some examples include producing intelligence to identify and prevent violence, the introduction and usage of contraband, serious incidents or unrest, and to assist in the safe management of offenders in the community.

**Some of your duties may include**:

- Collect, collate, record, analyse, and disseminate intelligence information to authorised parties in a timely manner to inform decisions made by CV and its stakeholders, primarily in relation to offenders in the community or prisoners
- Prepare intelligence reports and briefings for senior management, and provide advice on the results of intelligence gathering, including the identification and evaluation of emerging threats, opportunities, patterns and trends which affect the security and good order of the correctional facilities or management of offenders in the community
- Support CV Management, staff, and external agencies by assisting in the development and planning of intelligence-led operations
- Provide support in the development of systems to facilitate more effective and efficient information collection, recording, analysis and dissemination of intelligence information within CV, and to its stakeholders.

About You

**As our ideal candiate, you will be able to dmeonstrate**: Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and information management systems and other data managing technologies is highly desirable.
- Uses conceptual thinking and sound analytical approaches to support decision making in the work area
- Cooperate effectively with the team and work collaboratively to achieve work plan and goals
- Takes responsibility for actions and proactively implements work plan and addresses issues.

Qualification/Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or thematic knowledge (desirable)
- An Australian Citizen and an existing Negative Vetting Level 1 Security Clearance, otherwise one must be obtained within 12 months of employment
- Staff must be trained to CVIS Introduction to Analysis level within six months of employment (internally available course).

How to Apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:

- COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.