- Lead and deliver end-to-end recruitment and Aboriginal candidate engagement.
- Fixed term, Full time role for 12 months.
- VPS grade 5 - $116,413 - $140,849 - Including superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Aboriginal Talent Partner to provide support within the Recruitment Services Team.

This is an Aboriginal designated position, classified under 'special measures' of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.

About the Business Unit

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) provides a range of government programs and services which focus on improving community safety, victim services, regulatory services and crime prevention, and building strong collaboration across the justice system.

The People, Safety and Culture (PSC) group supports the department in workplace culture and people matters, including human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; safety and wellbeing; workplace relations; and employee conduct. PSC promotes a culture to engage and develop the workforce, providing every person with the opportunity to unlock and achieve their potential.

The Recruitment Services and Talent Programs team provides expert advice and support to the department on all recruitment related matters across both frontline and non-frontline roles, including attraction, selection, redeployment and other recruitment and retention practices.

Recruitment Services delivers consultative, progressive, innovative, fair, and ethical recruitment solutions

About the role:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process, and work with hiring managers across the department to understand their recruitment needs. Ensuring that target hires are achieved within the talent delivery team for all prioritised, designated and roles are achieved across the department.

The Senior Aboriginal Talent Partner works closely with key stakeholders to understand their business and what is required for current and future success. The Senior Talent Partner provides expert advice and support across all talent related activities ranging from sourcing, screening, short-listing, interviewing, reference checking, offer management and outcome advice. Additionally, demonstrated capability in the design,



implementation and training of best practice recruitment processes is required.

You will be required to navigate the complexities of recruiting for a diverse range of roles—each with its own challenges and impact. As the Senior Aboriginal Talent Partner, you will provide specialist advice to regional stakeholders at all levels on Aboriginal cultural issues, employment related policies and legislation that impact on the Victorian Aboriginal community and be a strong advocate for the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

With a hybrid working model, you'll combine flexibility with meaningful in office engagement, including travel to prisons, and community, building strong relationships and gaining firsthand insight into the environments you're hiring for.

This role will require travel across regional Victoria and is based out of the Melbourne office.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Provides specialist advice and expertise to stakeholders at all levels on Aboriginal cultural issues, employment related policies and legislation that impact on the Victorian Aboriginal community to ensure that the department achieves its objectives set out in the Aboriginal Employment Strategy.
- Manage end to end recruitment process for senior, specialist, technical and complex vacancies including creating and reviewing position descriptions, developing and implementing attraction strategies, screening, shortlisting, interviewing, reference checking, offer negotiation and candidate feedback.
- Provide authoritative, strategic and innovative advice to senior management on recruitment issues and practices in accordance with all relevant industrial instruments and legislation, particularly the Public Administration Act 2004 and the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Aboriginal Community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
- A demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with members of the Victorian Aboriginal Community.
- Experience managing the end-to-end recruitment process,



with a diverse stakeholder group to meet operational demand and deliver consistent and quality recruitment service in Aboriginal employment context.
- Demonstrated recruitment business partnering experience with a diverse stakeholder group to meet operational demand and deliver consistent and quality recruitment service in Aboriginal employment context and manages sensitive information with confidentiality and integrity throughout the recruitment process.

Qualifications

- A qualification in Human Resources / Management (or equivalent) or a related is desirable.

Aboriginal applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Recruitment Team throughout the recruitment process and are encouraged to contact ***************@justice.vic.gov.au if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.

For more information regarding Aboriginal employment and our Aboriginal Workforce Unit, please visit: Aboriginal employment | Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria

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

How to Apply

For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made.

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.

📌 Senior Aboriginal Talent Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 VIC Department of Justice and Community Safety
📍 Melbourne