Manager

Location
Melbourne VIC
 
Full job description
Overview
Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $138,631 - $185,518
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DJ0471JULY2025
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
A Fixed-Term opportunity for 2 years
Utilise your strong legal policy and communication skills to develop policy and legislation reforms in relation to critical justice system issues within the Attorney-General's portfolio
Manage a dynamic and busy team
VPS Grade 6: 138,631 - $185,518
About Us:
Are you interested in being at the cutting edge of legislation and policy development for high profile human rights law and equality? Or new civil law? If so consider applying to join us in Civil Law Policy, in the Courts, Civil and Criminal Law Group (CCCL).
We provide legal, policy and reform expertise to the Attorney-General and other Justice Ministers to deliver on their civil law policy responsibilities and the legislative reform program.
We work collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department to ensure policy reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people-centred.
We are responsible for tort law, human rights and equal opportunity law, succession law, defamation, anti-vilification, trust and property law, civil procedure, guardianship and administration law, elder abuse law, and policy relating to supported decision-making.
About the Role:
The Manager is responsible for leading policy officers within Civil Law Policy in the co-ordination, development, implementation, review and reform of policy and legislation across the Attorney-General's portfolio, whilst providing considered, informed and authoritative advice to the senior executives and government on key policy and legislation issues and system reform issues. You will be joining an inclusive and supportive group and will be provided with a range of training and development opportunities.
Some of your duties will include:
Leading, motivating and managing a team of legal policy officers, providing advice, direction and guidance to plan and deliver significant criminal justice system reforms for the Attorney-General
Providing high-level, expert and authoritative advice to the senior executives and government on major reforms in a complex policy environment
Negotiating with and influencing key stakeholders across the justice system to resolve complex problems that have system wide impacts.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate you will have:
A law degree
Knowledge and experience of processes for developing policy and legislation within a parliamentary system
Experience leading and managing a team
Effective writing skills to assist with preparing project briefs, cabinet submissions, drafting instructions, and consultation papers
High level influencing and negotiation skills to work collaboratively with our partners across the department and the broader justice system
Knowledge of the laws relating to one or more subject matters that Civil Law Policy is responsible for (see description above)
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If yo u 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.
Applications close Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 11.59pm
Posted
23 July 2025
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