Intelligence Officer

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Geelong; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC is recruiting an Intelligence Officer for the Corrections Victoria Intelligence Service (CVIS). The role focuses on gathering and assessing information to generate actionable intelligence for youth justice and corrections.

Based primarily at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre, travel to Ravenhall and Melbourne CBD may be required. You will collect and analyse risks, incidents and trends, prepare briefings for senior managers, and support

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications or strong knowledge in a relevant field.
• Current Working with Children Check or ability to obtain before starting.
• Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• Completion of internal Introduction to Analysis training within six months.

Responsibilities

• Gather and assess information for youth justice and corrections to create clear intelligence.
• Collect, record and analyse information about risks, incidents and trends.
• Prepare clear intelligence reports and briefings for senior managers and authorised agencies.
• Support planned intelligence-led operations to manage risks and protect people.
• Maintain registers, records and systems used to manage intelligence tasks.
• Share knowledge and support staff through training to improve intelligence systems.

Skills

intelligence skills

youth justice knowledge

information handling

communication skills

teamwork

Education

tertiary qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Geelong VIC

• Gather intelligence that helps keep young people and staff safe.
• Assess information, spot risks and prepare clear reports for decision-makers.
• Work across youth justice and corrections, with varied and meaningful work.
• Build specialist skills while supporting safer correctional services across Victoria.
• Fixed term, full-time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.

About us

Corrections Victoria Intelligence Service (CVIS) is the overarching intelligence service for Corrections Victoria (CV) and its stakeholders. CVIS is comprised of the primary intelligence unit known as the Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit (CVIU) as well as localised prison intelligence units and within Post Sentence Facilities across Victoria.

This position is based primarily at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre. There will be a requirement to attend other CV and YJ locations, including other CVIU offices in Ravenhall and Melbourne CBD, as well as other Youth Justice facilities

What you will do

As intelligence officer, you will gather and assess information for youth justice and corrections. You will turn information into clear intelligence that helps guide safe decisions.

You will:

• collect, record and analyseimportantinformation about risks, incidents and trends
• prepareclearintelligence reports and briefings for senior managers and authorised agencies
• supportplannedintelligence-led operations that help manage risks and protect people
• maintainaccurateregisters, records and systems used to manage intelligence tasks
• help improve intelligence systems, share your knowledge and support staff through training.

About you

You need relevant tertiary qualifications or strong knowledge in a relevant field. You also need a current Working with Children Check or obtain one before starting.

You need a Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance or obtain one within 12 months. You must complete the internal Introduction to Analysis training within six months.

You should also have:

• knowledge of youth justice and corrections, including key issues affecting these services
• intelligence skillsand an understanding of how intelligence supports criminal justice work
• strong information skills, including Microsoft Office and information management systems
• sound judgement and communication skills, with a flexible and inclusive approach to teamwork.

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

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Child safety 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.