Area Manager

Lead and maintain a high performing area-based team that helps create a fair marketplace for businesses as well as consumers.
- Based in either Geelong or Ballarat
- Ongoing opportunity to join the Victorian Public Service.
- VPS Grade 5 : $103,920 - $125,735 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an Area Manager (West), Consumer Affairs Victoria to provide critical role within Corrections and Justice Services.
About the business unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) strives for a justice and community safety system that works together to build a safter, fairer and stronger Victoria. Within the department, Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) is one of the many divisions and forms a key element to achieve these outcomes. CJS comprises of four Areas and corresponding regions: North Area - Hume and Loddon Mallee and regions, North West Metropolitan Area, South Area - Gippsland and South East Metropolitan regions, West Area - Barwon South West and Grampians regions.
CJS is responsible for delivering frontline operations across the state of Victoria, which includes engaging local communities to deliver responsive and inclusive justice and regulation services. A portion of CJS assists Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) to deliver services through the provision of: enforcement and compliance with consumer laws through inspections and online monitoring; residential advice and education to consumers, tenants, businesses and landlords on their rights, responsibilities and changes to the law (including residential tenancy inspections); frontline dispute resolution between consumers and traders, and tenants and landlords; and business and consumer education.
About the role
The Area Manager, Consumer Affairs (based in either Geelong or Ballarat) is required to manage a team of staff to ensure the delivery of CAV services within the Area in accordance with the service delivery arrangements between CAV and CJS.
Reporting to the areas General Manager, Community Services, as the Area Manager, Consumer Affairs some of your duties will include:

- Manage a team of staff by providing direction, motivation and monitoring of their performance to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
- Be prepared to be appointed as an Inspector under the Australian Consumer Law & Fair Trading Act and be delegated as an Inspector under the Residential Tenancies Act.
- Manage the delivery of CAV services within the Area in consultation with the General Manager, Community Services, to ensure achievement of CAV and regional strategic priorities.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
Tertiary qualifications in Law, Business, Commerce, or other related fields will be an advantage.

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**:
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- 1. COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
- 2. 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.