Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $116,413 - $140,849

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Governance and risk management

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DJ8621AUGUST2026

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?

- Help the department identify and manage key risks across its work.
- Lead practical risk programs that support clear and informed decisions.
- Use your expertise to strengthen how teams understand and manage risk.
- Shape risk policies,



tools and training across a complex organisation.
- Ongoing, full-time role earning $116,413 - $140,849 per year, plus super.

What you will do

As senior advisor, risk, you will provide expert advice on risks across the department. You will help teams apply clear and practical risk management approaches.

You will:

- provide explicit advice to help teams identify, assess and manage risks
- support risk registers, systems, policies, training and tools across the department
- design and deliver practical training and projects that build risk knowledge
- lead reviews that improve risk policies, processes and guidance
- prepare high-quality briefings that support senior leaders and ministers.

About you

Qualifications in assurance, risk management, governance or a related field are desirable. Strong practical experience in complex workplaces is highly valued.

You should also have:

- strong risk experience, including identifying, assessing and reducing operational risks
- practical knowledge of risk frameworks, standards and sound risk practices
- sound judgement when applying risk policies and guidance to real workplace situations
- clear communication skills and the ability to solve problems with others.

To learn even more about this role,



please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Charlotte Bartrum-Terrill at [email protected].

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

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 national police checks 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.

Applications close Tuesday 8 September 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

17 June 2026

📌 Senior Advisor, Risk (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne