Project and Business Support Officer - Sentence Management

• Provide high-quality business, project and administrative support to the Deputy Commissioner and their office.
• Fixed term, Full time opportunity (Secondment backfill until 4 June 2027).
• VPS grade 4 - $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Project and Business Support Officer to provide a critical role within Sentence Management.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria (CV) operates Victoria's adult prison and community corrections system. It ensures prisoners are safely and securely accommodated and aims to rehabilitate people by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour to reduce their risk of reoffending.

The Sentence Management Division (SMD) is responsible for guiding the journey of people through the period of their sentence by applying risk assessment tools to assess a prisoner's general risk of reoffending and identifying their criminogenic needs and matching correctional resources with the objective of placing and managing prisoners appropriately. It is a process of balancing security, management and needs of the prisoner, the community need for protection and efficient and effective operation of the correctional system. The division consists of the following units:

• Sentence Management Operations
• Complex Classification Unit
• Video Conferencing Coordination Unit
• Sentence Calculation and Warrant Administration
• Maribyrnong Community Residential Facility
• Counter Terrorism Coordination
• Office of the Deputy Commissioner
• MARAM Implementation.

About the Role

The Project and Business Support Officer is responsible for providing a range of high-quality business, project and administrative support to the Deputy Commissioner and their office. The role is also responsible for:

• Interstate and international prisoner transfers – assess applications and prepare assessment report and brief for the Minister for Corrections, then organise the transfer.
• Prisoner name change and alter recorded sex applications – assess applications and prepare brief for the Secretary.
• Collate and coordinate responses to requests for information in response to Freedom of Information and jurisdictional requests (including people who have been deported from Victoria to New Zealand).

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:

• Demonstrated experience analysing policy and legislation and applying them to inform recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience writing briefings and correspondence with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

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.