- Lead risk, resilience and emergency planning across a major public service department.
- Guide a skilled team and shape safer, stronger services.
- Advise senior leaders on risks that could affect critical services.
- Your work will build resilience, readiness and confidence across the department.
- Ongoing full-time role earning $142,790 - $191,084 per year, plus super.

About us

Corporate Strategy and Delivery (CSD) deliver essential corporate and enabling services that support the department to operate efficiently and effectively.

Data, Performance and Governance (DPG) support the Chief Operating Officer by providing a strong evidence base to enable effective policy development, organisational management and the delivery of justice and community safety services in Victoria.

The Assurance branch within DPG supports delivering the department's overarching governance and assurance framework, translating risk exposure, performance and compliance data into meaningful oversight to support informed decision-making

What you will do

As manager, risk and resilience, you will lead the department's risk and resilience work. You will guide a skilled team and help senior leaders make sound decisions.

You will:

- lead a high-performing team and build its skills, confidence and ability to deliver
- lead enterprise risk and resilience work, with strong governance and clear improvement
- give trusted advice on key risks, readiness and resilience to senior leaders and committees
- oversee major risks, emerging issues and business continuity across the department
- lead emergency planning and build stronger readiness, recovery and resilience across critical services.

About you

No mandatory qualification is listed for this role. Relevant tertiary or industry qualifications are desirable.

You should have strong experience leading risk and resilience work in complex organisations.

You should also have:





- strong technical expertise in enterprise risk, resilience and governance, including relevant legal duties
- experience developing and improving business continuity and emergency plans and related governance
- solid critical thinking, problem-solving and project delivery skills across complex work
- the ability to build trusted relationships, lead people and adapt when priorities change.

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 ***************@justice.vic.gov.au.

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 safety 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.

📌 Manager, Risk and Resilience (Melbourne)
🏢 Department Of Justice And Community Safety Vic
📍 Melbourne