Manager - Intelligence

State of Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Victoria seeks a Manager, Intelligence to lead the Social Services Regulator's worker screening intelligence capability, directing collection, analysis and dissemination of risk information at case and population levels.

You will manage a team of intelligence analysts, set standards and tradecraft, and ensure timely, accurate products for decision makers while coordinating with the compliance stream. Working with Children Check is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the worker screening intelligence function, including its analytical methodology, tradecraft and quality assurance.
• Direct the tasking and prioritisation of all intelligence work, focusing on the highest risk matters.
• Oversee triage, grading and routing of information, ensuring consistent referral decisions against thresholds.
• Lead the production of strategic, operational and tactical intelligence products for decision makers.
• Ensure security, privacy and information management requirements are followed, including law enforcement data handling.

Job description

THE ROLEThe Manager, Intelligence leads the Social Services Regulator's worker screening intelligence capability, directing the collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of information that identifies risk to children at the individual case level and at population scale. The role leads a team of intelligence analysts and senior analysts, controls the tasking of all intelligence work, establishes and maintains the analytical standards and tradecraft of a newly created function, and ensures that decision makers receive relevant, timely and accurate intelligence.Reporting to the Director, Worker Screening Intelligence and Compliance, the role also:holds the single point of tasking for all intelligence work undertaken by the Branch, including requests arising from the compliance stream, so that analytical effort is directed to the highest risk matters first; andoversees the quality, consistency and auditability of referral and non-referral decisions made against the Branch's referral threshold and urgency tiers.Working as part of the Branch leadership team, the Manager, Intelligence contributes to Worker Screening Intelligence and Compliance Branch operations and to the delivery of the Victorian Government's Child Safety Reform agenda.ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDELead the worker screening intelligence function, including its analytical methodology, tradecraft, professional standards and quality assurance, within the strategic direction and intelligence frameworks set by the Director, and contribute to Branch planning, reporting and governance as the capability is established.Direct the tasking and prioritisation of all intelligence work undertaken by the Branch, including requests originating from the compliance stream, ensuring analytical effort is applied to the highest risk matters first.Oversee the triage, grading and routing of information received by the Branch, and the quality, consistency and auditability of referral and non-referral decisions made by senior analysts against the referral threshold and agreed urgency tiers, recognising that intelligence informs and does not determine the outcome for an applicant or clearance holder.Lead the production of strategic, operational and tactical intelligence products that give decision makers the fullest available picture of risk.Ensure intelligence holdings, products and decisions are handled in accordance with security classification, privacy, information sharing and information management requirements, including material obtained from law enforcement and other partners.Please open the position description to read more.This role requires a Working with Children Check.Further advice on obtaining this check can be found here: https://www.vic.gov.au/working-with-children-checkFor more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.HOW TO APPLYApplicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)Please apply to submit your interest in this position.