Aboriginal Recruitment Business Partner

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

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

Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services

Reference: VG/DJ1038_OCT

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?
- ** Provide best practice advice for Aboriginal employment and work closely with internal and external stakeholders**:

- **Ongoing opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team within People, Safety and Culture.**:

- **VPS Grade 4 : $90,067 - $102,192 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Aboriginal Recruitment Business Partner to provide a critical role within People, Safety and Culture.

**_ 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 the business unit**

The Recruitment Services branch within People and Workplace Services provides expert advice and support to the department on all recruitment related matters, including attraction, selection, redeployment and other recruitment and retention practices. Working within the Department of Justice and Community Safety's (the department) strategic objective of “building a high performing justice system”, Recruitment Services delivers consultative, progressive, innovative, fair and ethical recruitment solutions.

Recruitment Services comprises the following specialist functions:

- Campaign Recruitment - Corrections Victoria and Youth Justice
- Senior Recruitment Consulting and Redeployment
- Assessment and Selection
- Employment Marketing
- Recruitment Projects
- Employment Programs

**About the role**

Reporting to the Senior Aboriginal Talent Partner, Recruitment Services, The Aboriginal Recruitment Business Partner ensures that target hires for all prioritised, identified, designated and un-identified roles are achieved across Corrections Victoria.

The Aboriginal Recruitment Business Partner is accountable for effectively partnering with their regional stakeholders to deliver end to end or part services recruitment support. The Aboriginal Recruitment Business Partner will contribute specialist advice to regional stakeholders at all levels on Aboriginal cultural issues, employment related policies and legislation that impact on the Victorian Aboriginal community and be a strong advocate for the Department of Justice and Community Safety as an employer of choice.

Some of your duties will include:

- Deliver the required hiring forecast for identified, designated and un-identified roles to be achieved across Corrections Victoria.
- Undertake the full recruitment lifecycle for executive recruitment where required across Corrections Victoria.
- Contribute specialist advice and expertise to regional stakeholders at all levels and the Recruitment Services Unit, People and Culture on Aboriginal cultural issues, employment related policies and legislation that impact on the Victorian Koori community to ensure that target hires and vacancy management across Corrections Victoria is delivered and maintained.

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

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Aboriginal Community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
- A demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with members of the Victorian Aboriginal Community.
- Subject matter expert in recruitment with demonstrated recruitment business partnering experience with a diverse stakeholder group to meet operational demand and deliver consistent and quality recruitment service in Aboriginal employment context.

A relevant tertiary qualification is desirable but not mandatory.

**How to apply**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environ