Coordinator

Department of Justice; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 101,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice in Victoria seeks a Coordinator to manage reports and key office tasks within the Justice System Coordination and Reform group. You will help keep information flowing, support deadlines, and collaborate across teams to drive policy and reform work that matters.

The role offers a fixed-term, full-time appointment aligned with project timelines and government priorities, with a focus on accuracy, transparency and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Project experience managing complex tasks and tracking progress.
• Strong relationship skills and the care needed to handle sensitive information.
• Ability to solve problems and collaborate to achieve shared goals.
• Flexibility and sound judgement to manage changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate regular and urgent reports, gather information and meet tight deadlines.
• Plan ahead for quarterly and annual reports to help teams prepare.
• Improve work processes to make tasks simpler, faster and more accurate.
• Manage office tasks, including emails, ministerial letters, meeting requests and online pages.
• Work with teams across the department to solve problems and support shared goals.

Skills

Project management

Relationship management

Problem solving

Adaptability

Job description

• Keep vital information flowing across Victoria's justice system.
• Help senior leaders meet deadlines and make informed decisions.
• Improve how teams share information and manage key tasks.
• Build valuable public service skills while supporting work that matters.
• Fixed-term (until 8 October 2027), full-time role earning $100,894 - $114,476 per year, plus super.

About us

The Justice System Coordination and Reform (JSCR) group supports the Attorney-General and DJCS Ministers to deliver court services policy, civil and criminal law policy and legislative reform responsibilities by providing legal policy and stakeholder management expertise. Working collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department, we ensure policy reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people centred.

What you will do

As a coordinator, you will manage reports and key office tasks for the justice system coordination and reform group. You will work with teams across the department to keep information flowing and help meet key deadlines.

You will:

• coordinate regular and urgent reports, gather information and meet tight deadlines
• plan ahead for quarterly and annual reports to help teams prepare
• improve work processes to make tasks simpler, faster and more accurate
• manage office tasks, including emails, ministerial letters, meeting requests and online pages
• work with teams across the department to solve problems and support shared goals.

About you

There are no mandatory qualifications for this role. You can draw on your work experience and practical skills to help the team deliver its work.

You should also have:

• project experience, including the ability to manage complex tasks and track progress
• strong relationship skills and the care needed to handle sensitive or private information
• the ability to solve problems and work well with others to reach shared goals
• flexibility and sound judgement, with the ability to manage changing priorities in a busy workplace.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Alexandra Shawcroft at ***************@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.