Senior Child Inquiries & System Reform Officer

Commission for Children and Young People VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Supportive environment

Training & development

Pilates & Yoga classes

End of Trip facilities

Parcel lockers

Job summary

Commission for Children and Young People VIC in Melbourne is seeking a senior review and inquiries officer to join its Inquiries and System Reform Team. You will conduct inquiries, typically child death inquiries, and produce high-quality findings and recommendations.

You will manage a caseload, contribute to systemic inquiries, and provide expert analysis to improve services for Victorian children and young people.

Qualifications

• Excellent written communication skills and experience in producing high-quality reports that clearly identify key issues, based on sound analysis
• An ability to manage a case load of inquiries of different sizes and complexity while also assisting on other pieces of work within agreed timeframes
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of relevant service systems; in particular, the health system (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Conduct child death, individual and systemic inquiries under the supervision of team leader and manager.
• Work with other team members on continuous improvement of the inquiry process.
• Provide expert advice and analysis in relation to the Commission's inquiries.
• Contribute to the promotion of continuous improvement in services for Victorian children and young people

Skills

Report writing

Case management

Stakeholder management

Service systems knowledge

Job description

Commission for Children and Young People VIC – Melbourne VIC

The Commission is an independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people. It has a particular focus on vulnerable children and young people.
The Commission is committed to diversity and strongly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds, LGBTI+ people and people with disabilities.
The Commission is headed by the Principal Commissioner, Tracy Beaton.

The Commission is seeking a senior review and inquiries officer to join its Inquiries and System Reform Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play an ongoing role in identifying system issues and advocating for system improvements for the benefit of children and young people experiencing vulnerability in Victoria.

The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting inquiries (most commonly child death inquiries) with the aim of making high-quality findings about services provided to children and their families and recommendations for improvement.

Senior review and inquiries officers will typically manage an individual case load of child death inquiries, and will assist in the preparation of systemic inquiries or other pieces of thematic analysis as part of small inquiry teams. The successful candidate should have excellent analytical, written communication and verbal communication skills. An understanding of systems relevant to children, young people and families experiencing vulnerability will be an advantage; such systems include the child protection, out-of-home care, youth justice, child and family, family violence, health, and education systems. The role reports to the Team Leader, Inquiries and System Reform.

In this role you will:

• Conduct child death, individual and systemic inquiries under the supervision of team leader and manager.
• Work with other team members on continuous improvement of the inquiry process.
• Provide expert advice and analysis in relation to the Commission's inquiries.
• Contribute to the promotion of continuous improvement in services for Victorian children and young people

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• Excellent written communication skills and experience in producing high-quality reports that clearly identify key issues, based on sound analysis
• An ability to manage a case load of inquiries of different sizes and complexity while also assisting on other pieces of work within agreed timeframes
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of relevant service systems; in particular, the health system (desirable).

What we can offer you

• Flexible working arrangements
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to the building's free Pilates and Yoga classes
• End of Trip facilitiesequipped with showers, hair straighteners, ironing boards, and lockers
• Free parcel lockersavailable for secure and convenient deliveries.

Please include a resume and covering letter.

During the application stage, you will be asked questions related to several of the position's Key Selection Criteria. Please respond to these within the application. You do not need to submit a separate document addressing the selection criteria itself.

To ensure a fair and equitable recruitment process, candidates must complete all questions using their own knowledge, skills and experience. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini or similar platforms, is not permitted. Where there is reasonable evidence that AI has been used to prepare responses, the candidate may be excluded from the recruitment process, and their application may be deemed unsuccessful.

For more details, please see attached position description or contact the nominated contact person listed on the advertisement.

If you require reasonableadjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the nominated contact person.

Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday 25 October 2026.

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