Independent Review Officer

1 day ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Worksafe Victoria Full time

$148,113.00 per annum + 12% superannuation
- Full time, fixed term opportunity until 2 October 2026 (parental leave)
- Melbourne CBD based role (hybrid - 3 days a week in office)

**About the opportunity**

As an Independent Review Officer you will be expected to undertake a high level of complex investigative and analytical work that has significant implications across WorkSafe Victoria operations while working within clear and established management systems, legislative/regulatory provisions and professional standards.

**Key accountabilities**
- Write clear and logical decisions setting out the basis for decision, relevant findings of fact and the material on which those findings were based.
- Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders and provide support and learning opportunities relating to or arising out of a non-statutory review.
- Communicate decision outcomes of reviews and the reasons for those outcomes to workers, agents or other authorised decision-makers and relevant WorkSafe staff in a timely and professional manner.
- Liaise with and provide instruction and guidance to employers, employees and other duty holders in relation to the review process.

**About you**

You have demonstrated experience as a technical expert or a complex specialist as a legal advocate or policy specialist in the Victorian workers' compensation framework. Your written and verbal communication skills will be highly developed and you will have the ability to work independently with mínimal supervision in an environment of internal and stakeholder pressure, and strict statutory deadlines.

More specifically, you will have:

- Demonstrated experience as a technical expert or a complex specialist as a legal advocate or policy specialist in the Victorian workers' compensation framework.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting administrative and merit reviews or formal organisational investigations.
- Highly developed and demonstrated knowledge of the _Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act_ (Vic) 2013 and the Victorian workers' compensation statutory framework.
- Highly developed alternative dispute resolution, conflict resolution and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to assess competing and complex arguments and to reach logical and sustainable conclusions based on relevant material.
- Demonstrated ability to write sound logical and sustainable decisions capable of withstanding internal and external scrutiny, including scrutiny by Courts and Tribunals.
- Capacity to deal effectively and tactfully with a wide range of stakeholders in the review context, including workers, employers, lawyers and other representatives.
- Demonstrated ability to present review outcomes and learnings to internal and external stakeholder groups.

Highly Desirable Skills & Experience
- Understanding of the principles of statutory interpretation and legal precedent.
- A tertiary undergraduate degree in law or equivalent legal studies and/or TAFE Certificate IV in Personal Injury Management or equivalent.

Applications close **11:00pm Thursday 18 September 2025.

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