Investigations Officer

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 101,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Melbourne CBD

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety in Melbourne's CBD is seeking an Investigation Officer to support investigations into staff conduct across the department and help ensure fair, sound decisions.

You will review evidence, manage case records, plan interviews, draft letters and reports, and collaborate with internal and external investigators while developing your investigative skills in a pivotal public-sector role.

Qualifications

• Strong writing and attention to detail for letters and reports.
• Analytical skills to review evidence, assess information and reach fair findings.
• Organisational skills to manage cases, meet deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
• Clear communication and teamwork with people from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of misconduct cases and help assess new reports.
• Draft clear letters and reports and request evidence from teams.
• Review information, spot patterns and use sound judgement to assess evidence.
• Help plan interviews, gather evidence and write reports on investigation findings.
• Support external investigators, maintain case records and build positive working relationships across the department.

Skills

Strong writing skills

Sound analytical skills

Good organisation skills

Clear communication and teamwork

Education

Studies in law

Experience in government investigations

Job description

About This Role

• Help ensure workplace concerns receive fair and careful attention.
• Support investigations into staff conduct and help uncover the facts.
• Build your investigation skills while working on important workplace matters.
• Enjoy ongoing work with hybrid options in Melbourne's CBD.
• Ongoing, full-time role earning $100,894 - $114,476 per year, plus super.

About Us

People, Safety and Culture's core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural, and people matters, including human resources policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.

Employee and Workplace Relations is responsible for management of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS)'s industrial relations program, the management of employee relations issues including employee conduct, the Human Resource Business Partnerships, and administration of the internal review of actions process.

What You Will Do

As an Investigation Officer, you will support investigations into staff conduct across the department.

You will review evidence, manage case records and help ensure fair and sound decisions.

You Will

• manage a varied caseload of misconduct cases and help assess new reports
• draft clear, accurate letters and reports and request evidence from teams
• review information, spot patterns and use sound judgement to assess evidence
• help plan interviews, gather evidence and write reports on investigation findings
• support external investigators, maintain case records and build positive working relationships across the department.

About You

A background in investigations is desirable. Studies in law or experience in government investigations will also help you succeed. You must obtain and maintain a Working with Children Check at your own expense.

You Should Also Have

• strong writing skills and close attention to detail when preparing letters and reports
• sound analytical skills to review evidence, assess information and reach fair findings
• good organisation skills to manage cases, meet deadlines and adapt to changing priorities
• clear communication and teamwork skills to share information, support others and work with people from diverse backgrounds.

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

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.