Manager, Multi Agency Panel Secretariat

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC in Melbourne is seeking a Manager, Multi Agency Panel Secretariat to provide critical oversight and governance of the post sentence scheme within Corrections Victoria. You will coordinate high-level stakeholder engagement across Victoria Police, Health, Families, Fairness and Housing, and the Department to support integrated service delivery.

This senior role requires deep knowledge of public administration, a proven ability to manage complex

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in complex public sector settings.
• Extensive understanding of the Victorian criminal justice system.
• Experience coordinating services for clients with complex needs.
• Significant experience engaging multiple government and health partners.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across partner agencies.
• Provide authoritative advice on legislative functions and secretariat operations.
• Lead development of interdepartmental policies and information sharing arrangements.

Skills

Team leadership

Public administration

Criminal justice

Forensic health

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Education

Public administration degree

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Melbourne VIC

• Utilise your team leadership experience and knowledge of the criminal justice or forensic health sectors.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Manager, Multi Agency Panel Secretariatto provide a critical role at Corrections Victoria's Post Sentence Branch.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult corrections system and manages 11 public prisons, one transition centre, and oversees three privately operated prisons. It ensures people in custody are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The Reintegration and Engagement Services Division of Corrections Victoria is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including quality assurance systems for risk assessment and case management, offending behaviour programs, and transition and reintegration supports. The Reintegration and Engagement Services Division has responsibility for the post-sentence supervision scheme and is also responsible for the management of post sentence facilities.

The Post Sentence Branch, within the Reintegration and Engagement Services Division of Corrections Victoria, provides central oversight and governance of the post sentence scheme and people subject to post sentence orders. The Serious Offenders Act 2018 (SOA) sets out a civil, non-punitive scheme that provides for the ongoing supervision or detention of people who have committed serious sex and/or serious violent offences who have completed their sentence and pose an unacceptable risk of committing further relevant offences. Corrections Victoria's end-to-end management and delivery of services to people on post-sentence orders occurs through a multi-faceted governance and operating model.

About the Role

The Multi Agency Panel is comprised of executive level members from the Department of Justice and Community Safety, Department of Health, Department of Families Fairness and Housing and Victoria Police who are responsible for agreeing on overarching services to be provided to manage individual risk and needs. The Multi Agency Panel also operates as a forum for escalation and joint resolution of complex service and systemic issues.

The Multi Agency Panel Secretariat supports the effective and efficient operation of the Multi Agency Panel, and acts as a central point for information sharing and interdepartmental liaison. Reporting to the General Manager Assessments, Applications and Panel Secretariat, the Manager Multi Agency Panel Secretariat will have high-level stakeholder management skills and be responsible for working with key internal and external stakeholders to support the Multi Agency Panel operations.

Some of your duties will include:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and panel members across Victoria Police, Department of Health, Department of Families Fairness and Housing and Department of Justice and Community Safety.
• Provide authoritative advice to key interdepartmental stakeholders in relation to the legislative functions and operation of the panel, and the role and function of the secretariat.
• Lead the development of operational policies and arrangements between the panel and key partner and service delivery agencies that promote and facilitate sharing of appropriate information and enhanced coordination of services.

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong understanding of public administration and the operations of the Victorian criminal justice system.
• Extensive experience and sound judgement in managing service coordination within a highly complex area, preferably in relation to clients with multiple and complex needs.
• Significant experience in the forensic health service sector and/or the criminal justice sector, or other relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience in leading a small team.

Qualifications/requirements

• An appropriate qualification in justice, public administration or a related field would be advantageous.

The successful candidate willbe requiredto undergo pre-employment checkswhich mayincludereference checks,nationally coordinated criminal historychecks(NCCHC),andmisconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may includeVicRoadschecks,driverslicencechecks, medicalchecks, Working with ChildrenChecks, andDeclaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, pleasedon'thesitate toget in touch withthe contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

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.