Director, Office of Inspector-general for Emergency

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $173,134 - $235,465

Occupation: Executive Management

Reference: VG/DJ3744N

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 young people and recognises that young peoples’ 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?

**Director, Office of Inspector-General for Emergency Management (Deputy Inspector-General)**
- Ensures the Office of the IGEM meets all corporate departmental and broader public service responsibilities in accordance with the Public Administration Act 2004 and Victorian Public Service code of conduct and values.
- Provides senior executive support to the IGEM in the delivery of legislative functions.
- Full time STS7 opportunity.

About us

Made up of people passionate about building safer and more resilient communities, the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) is a small organisation that makes a big difference.

We are a specialist emergency management assurance entity within the Department of Justice and Community Safety. Our employees are key to our success and bring new and creative responses to issues and challenges we face in our work and the delivery of quality services to the Victorian community.

IGEM is a child safe employer and is committed to ensuring that policies, practices and assurance activities reflect and consider the protection, wellbeing and empowerment of children and young people.

IGEM offers our people the advantages of a small, supportive and collaborative workplace alongside the resources, systems and development opportunities that come with being part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

About the role

The Director, Office of the IGEM is the primary point of executive connectivity between the Inspector-General, as the independent statutory appointee, and executives and senior officers within Ministers' Offices, the Department of Justice and Regulation, other public sector entities and the emergency management sector. The position carries key delegations to enable the acquittal of the Secretary's legislative obligations in supporting and resourcing the IGEM to carry out their legislative responsibilities.

The Director oversees the administration of the Office of the IGEM and the delivery of its evaluation, review and inquiry-based assurance functions. It guides a high performing team to build a strong evidence-based approach in supporting the achievement of IGEM's legislated objective to provide assurance to government and the community in respect of Victoria's emergency management arrangements. The Director ensures the Office of the IGEM meets all corporate departmental and broader public service responsibilities in accordance with the Public Administration Act 2004 and Victorian Public Service code of conduct and values.

The position provides senior executive support to the IGEM in the delivery of legislative functions through strategic direction, leadership, coordination and oversight in the planning and implementation of all business unit corporate responsibilities, and the evaluation, review and inquiry based assurance activities conducted by the Office of the IGEM in accordance with the _Emergency Management Act 2013_.

This role offers the opportunity to join a contemporary, energetic organisation and work independently as part of a high performing team. IGEM's focus on developing our people and work-life balance offers you the chance to further develop your expertise in analysis, monitoring, reporting and evaluation within a unique setting.

Note that due to the nature of the role you may be exposed to some traumatic content associated with emergency incidents, but in a supported environment with appropriate mental health support processes and training.

The Department has legislated duties to provide and maintain a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and other workplace participants. Consistent with these duties the Department has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination policy which requires all employees who are, or may be, required to work