General Manager, Assessments, Applications and Panel Secretariat

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 167,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria seeks a General Manager to lead Assessments, Applications and Panel Secretariat within the Post Sentence Branch. The role oversees three teams and drives strategic direction for the post-sentence scheme, including coordination across government and multi-agency responses.

The position requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage sensitive material related to serious sexual and violent offending, with

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Serious Offenders Act 2018.
• Proven experience leading complex service delivery functions within a legislative, regulatory or justice-related environment.
• Strong strategic leadership capability, including the ability to drive reform, influence outcomes and lead through change.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with experience working across agencies and senior levels of government.
• Sound judgement, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in complex and sensitive environments.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to provide high-quality advice to executives and senior decision-makers.
• Experience within corrections, offender management, justice, legal or related sectors will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Leading multiple teams to deliver assessment, application and panel secretariat functions.
• Providing authoritative advice to senior executives and departmental leadership on operational, legislative and systemic matters.
• Driving strategic planning, continuous improvement and service reform initiatives.
• Ensuring effective governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Strengthening partnerships across government and justice agencies to support coordinated service delivery.
• Contributing to the strategic leadership and ongoing development of the Post Sentence Branch.

Job description

General Manager, Assessments, Applications and Panel Secretariat

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a General Manager, Assessments, Applications and Panel Secretariat to lead three critical functions within the Post Sentence Branch and contribute to the effective delivery of Victoria's post-sentence scheme.

About This Role

Drive strategic leadership across assessments, court applications and multi-agency service coordination.

Ongoing, full-time opportunity.

VPS 6.2 - $166,939 to $191,084 plus superannuation.

About The Business Unit

Corrections Victoria manages Victoria's adult corrections system and works to enhance community safety through the safe management and rehabilitation of offenders.

Within the Reintegration and Engagement Services Division, the Post Sentence Branch provides oversight of Victoria's post-sentence scheme, supporting the management of serious sex and violent offenders who remain subject to supervision or detention orders under the Serious Offenders Act 2018.

The branch works with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to assess offenders for suitability under the scheme, manage court application processes and coordinate multi-agency responses that support community safety and effective service delivery.

About The Role

Reporting to the Director, Post Sentence Branch, the General Manager is responsible for the leadership and oversight of three specialist teams:

• Assessments - assessing eligible offenders for suitability under the post-sentence scheme.
• Applications - managing court application processes relating to post-sentence orders.
• Panel Secretariat - supporting the Multi-Agency Panel and coordinating cross-government responses for individuals subject to the scheme.

As a member of the branch leadership team, you will provide strategic direction, foster collaboration across government, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based services within a complex legislative and operational environment.

Please note that this role involves regular exposure to sensitive and explicit material relating to serious sexual and violent offending.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Leading multiple teams to deliver assessment, application and panel secretariat functions.
• Providing authoritative advice to senior executives and departmental leadership on operational, legislative and systemic matters.
• Driving strategic planning, continuous improvement and service reform initiatives.
• Ensuring effective governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Strengthening partnerships across government and justice agencies to support coordinated service delivery.
• Contributing to the strategic leadership and ongoing development of the Post Sentence Branch.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Knowledge of the Serious Offenders Act 2018.
• Proven experience leading complex service delivery functions within a legislative, regulatory or justice-related environment.
• Strong strategic leadership capability, including the ability to drive reform, influence outcomes and lead through change.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with experience working across agencies and senior levels of government.
• Sound judgement, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in complex and sensitive environments.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to provide high-quality advice to executives and senior decision-makers.
• Experience within corrections, offender management, justice, legal or related sectors will be highly regarded.

Qualifications

There are no mandatory qualifications for this role; however, qualifications in law, public administration, criminal justice, public policy or a related discipline would be highly regarded.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

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