Program Implementation Lead

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / upto 12 months

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $127,467 - $170,579

Occupation: Projects

Reference: VG/DJ5329N

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?
- **Build effective working relationships between a range of senior government and community stakeholders.**:

- **12 month fixed term opportunity within the Koori Justice Unit.**:

- **VPS Grade 6 : $127,467 - $170,579 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Program Implementation Lead to provide a critical role within Koori Justice Unit.

**This is a prioritised role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.**

**About us**

The Koori Justice Unit (KJU) is a unit within the Aboriginal Justice Group of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), which has been established to help realise a clear vision of a fair and accessible justice system for Aboriginal people.

The KJU is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement - Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja - currently in its fourth phase (AJA4), in partnership with the Aboriginal community and Victorian government, in line with realising Aboriginal self-determination.

**About the role**

As the Program Implementation Lead you will provide strategic leadership to the development and implementation of self-determining, community led programs and key initiatives arising from the AJA. This role will manage a small team and has responsibility to facilitate and build effective working relationships between a range of senior government and community stakeholders to secure the timely delivery of identified priorities and strategic initiatives. Demonstrated project delivery, stakeholder management and communication skills will be essential to success in this role.

As the Program Implementation Lead, some of your duties will include:

- Lead and manage a small team, including staff performance and development planning (PDP) and building knowledge and capability work collaboratively with Aboriginal organisations and communities and ensure the team's activities align with the broader work of the KJU and the AJA.
- Support capacity building of Aboriginal organisations delivering justice programs to facilitate a move towards outcomes focussed management and reporting.
- Collaborate across other business units, where crossover of work activities has been identified.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Excellent knowledge of Aboriginal culture and society and understanding of historical and contemporary issues relating to Aboriginal Victorians.
- Strong knowledge of, and demonstrated experience, working with Aboriginal communities and advisory groups, including sophisticated and culturally aware stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify, develop and implement new policies, programs and initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing processes and evaluations in operational contexts.

**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 t