Assistant Manager, Talent Partnerships (CCS)

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety in Melbourne is seeking an Assistant Manager, Talent Partnerships (CCS) to lead a small but dynamic CCS Recruitment team and deliver end-to-end recruitment services across sourcing, screening, interviewing and offers.

You will design and train best-practice recruitment processes, maintain relationships with senior stakeholders, and stay informed on labour market dynamics to guide talent strategies for the department.

Qualifications

• Leadership and management experience in recruitment context.
• Experience designing end-to-end recruitment and assessment processes.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders to influence recruitment outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CCS Recruitment team to deliver end-to-end recruitment services with accuracy and timeliness.
• Design, implement and train best-practice recruitment processes and tools.
• Maintain strong relationships with senior managers to ensure seamless service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Recruitment

Stakeholder management

Labour market knowledge

Process design

Training

Education

HR / Management degree

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/AMTPCSS

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.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

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 leadership, motivation and management to the CCS Recruitment team, supporting the business in end-to-end recruitment delivery.
• Fixed term, Full time opportunity (Secondment backfill until 12 October 2027).
• VPS5 - $116,413 - $140,849 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Assistant Manager, Talent Partnerships (CCS) to provide a critical role within the Recruitment Services Team.

About the Business Unit

People Safety and Culture exists to support the department's most important asset - the workforce. We strive to cultivate an enjoyable and efficient working environment that allows our staff to thrive in their roles. We do this through expert management of human resources, payroll, recruitment, occupational health and safety, industrial relations, workforce planning, transformation and employment regulations. We also deliver a range of support functions including accommodation, fleet, records management, Enterprise Project Management and maintenance of the Project Management Excellence Framework.

The Recruitment Services branch within PSC 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.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager, Talent and Executive Recruitment, the Assistant Managers responsibilities include Management of a small but dynamic team of Talent Business Partners, undertaking all recruitment activities ranging from sourcing, screening, short-listing, interviewing, reference checking, offer management and outcome advice. Additionally, demonstrated capability in the design, implementation and training of best practice recruitment processes is required.

The Assistant Manager, Talent Partnerships (CCS) will support the business in end-to-end recruitment delivery with workloads spread evenly across the team. The Assistant Manager works closely with stakeholders to understand their business and what is required for current and future success. It is expected that Assistant Managers hold current and detailed knowledge of the labour market, the economy and political landscape for the department and demonstrate a breadth of Human Resource capability.

Some of your duties will include:

• Provide leadership, motivation and management to the CCS Recruitment team to deliver innovative, accurate and timely recruitment services in a high output environment; including creating and reviewing position descriptions, developing and implementing attraction and recruitment strategies, screening, short listing, interviewing, reference checking, probity checking, offer negotiation and candidate feedback.
• Use expert understanding of the business and required candidate skill set to ensure recruitment processes are conducted in a fair, equitable and merit-based manner, and that appropriate selection decisions are made.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with senior managers and other key senior stakeholders to ensure seamless recruitment service delivery.

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:

• Demonstrated understanding of the current labour market including the complexity of competing for talent, the ageing the population, skill shortages and the changing nature of the workforce. Understands economic, social, and political levels for labour trends and develops recruitment strategies accordingly.
• Subject matter knowledge and professional experience in designing, implementing and coordinating various recruitment selection tools and methodologies (such as end-to-end recruitment, volume recruitment, project recruitment, diversity inclusion programs).

Qualifications/requirements

• A qualification in Human Resources / Management (or equivalent) is highly regarded, although not essential.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), and misconduct screening. Dependent on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, driver's licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Applications close Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 11.59pm