Principal Investigator

People, Culture and Standards

Salary:
Level 7, $139,860 - $149,485 p.a plus 12% superannuation (PSCSAA 2025)

Position number:
013560

Work type:
Permanent - Full Time

Location:
Perth CBD

Closing date:
:30 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)

Attachments:
- Applicant Information

• Job Description Form - Principal Investigator .pdf

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This is a permanent full time vacancy.
About Justice
When you join the Department of Justice , you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia. You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.

About The Role
The People Culture and Standards Division works in partnership with all Divisions within the Department and beyond to promote and instil good governance and ethical conduct in line with the Department's mission, principles and values. This Division provides a central and safe environment to report unethical behaviour across the Department and responds to a range of integrity, behavioural, performance, competency and conduct issues.

The Principal Investigator reports to the Assistant Director Professional Standards (PS) and is responsible for managing investigations relating to allegations of misconduct by staff and contractors. The Principal Investigator will progress each allegation in accordance with the direction of, and investigation procedures approved by, the Executive Director People Culture and Standards (PCS) and Assistant Director PS.

The key responsibilities of the Principal Investigator are to receive all referred allegations related to breaches of discipline, to conduct inquiries and gather relevant information that will assist in the review and recommendations to be made to the decision maker to make findings and impose disciplinary actions (penalties) as required, in accordance with the Public Sector Management Act 1994 .

PS is accountable for providing a single area of accountability for delivering Assessment, Investigations and Review services in accordance with policies and procedures within the People, Culture and Standards Division. It determines the validity of claims against staff, undertakes investigations, overseeing any resulting disciplinary actions arising from proven allegations for all departmental staff, with a particular focus on the complex, high-profile and contentious environment of Corrective Services.

Eligibility
Special Conditions
- It is a requirement that the position holder is successful in obtaining a
negative vetting level one
security clearance as a condition of employment and maintaining the clearance for the duration of their appointment in the position. Only Australian citizens are eligible to hold the
negative vetting level one
security clearance.

Permanent positions
– To be eligible for appointment to permanent positions in the West Australian Public Sector you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia.

Benefits And Opportunities

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career pathway opportunities.
• Learning and development opportunity programs.
• Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness passport providing a wide range of gym, pool, and fitness centre discounts available for employees and their families.
• Check out the attached Applicant Information Pack to find out other benefits of working for Justice.

Application process
How To Apply
Please ensure you review the attached
Job Description Form
for further information about the requirements of the position. This information will assist you with the preparation of your application.

We Require You To Submit

• A current comprehensive CV that clearly outlines your transferable skills, experience and highlights your key achievements.
• Contact details of two (2) recent work related referees.
• A statement of no more than three (3) pages addressing the following Essential Selection Criteria listed under the Role Specific Requirements with examples to support your claims:
• Significant demonstrated experience in the assessment and management of high level, complex and sensitive investigations within a public sector environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of contemporary investigation methodologies, trends and strategies and a thorough understanding of relevant industrial relations principals and Government policy, standards and instructions in a large, multi-disciplinary organisation are essential.

All remaining
Essential Selection Criteria
will be assessed at a later stage in the recruitment process.

Subsequent Vacancies
Applicants found suitable but not recommended for this vacancy, may be considered for subsequent similar vacancies in the Department of Justice for a period of twelve (12) months, in accordance with Part 5 (General Appointment) of the Commissioner's Instructions No. 2: Filling a Public Sector Vacancy and Commissioner's Instructions and No. 39: Interim Arrangements to Fill Public Sector Vacancies . Permanent, fixed term, full time and part time appointments may be offered during this period.

For Further Job Related Information
If you would like further information regarding the vacancy please contact
Travis Livingstone, Executive Director, Professional Standards
on
(08)

for a confidential discussion.

Equity and Diversity
The Department of Justice is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, women, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and other diversity groups.

Applicants with disability requiring adjustments or accessibility support at any stage of the selection process can contact the hiring manager as listed under the '
For Further Job Related Information
' section or contact the Diversity and Inclusion team on or for a confidential discussion.

Submitting your application
Applicants are requested to apply online. To submit your application, click the "Apply for Job" button at the bottom of this advertisement.

Please ensure you allow sufficient time to submit your application,
as late applications will not be accepted.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone RAMS Helpdesk on

for assistance.

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