Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC - Melbourne VIC

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 leaders solve complex people issues and build stronger teams.
- Use your HR expertise to improve how people are supported at work.
- Travel to Beechworth Correctional Centre every four weeks and stay for two to three nights.
- Build your career while helping improve public services.
- Ongoing, full-time role earning $116,413 - $140,849 per year, plus super.

About us

People, Safety, Culture and Communications core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural,



and people matters, including human resources policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.

Employee and Workplace Relations are responsible for management of the Justice portfolio's industrial relations program, the management of departmental employee relations issues including employee conduct, the department's Human Resource Business Partnerships and also administers the internal review of actions process

What you will do

As human resources (HR) business partner, you will advise leaders on complex people matters. You will help managers build solid teams and improve workplace culture.

You will:

- manage complex people matters, including performance, conduct, wellbeing and workplace conflict
- advise senior leaders on strategic people issues and coach managers through difficult matters
- build strong people management skills across your client group and support better workplace outcomes
- improve HR policies and processes while supporting change across the department
- lead important HR projects and help teams meet their legal and workplace duties.

About you





You should have a qualification in human resources, organisational development, business or another relevant field. Your experience should include HR work in a large and complex organization.

You should also have:

- strong experience managing complex people matters, with specialist employee and workplace relations knowledge
- proven experience giving senior leaders clear advice and support on complex HR issues
- practical experience building people management skills and improving workplace culture
- clear thinking, strong communication skills and the ability to manage difficult conversations.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Skye Buckle 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 at justice.vic.gov.au.

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 secure and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

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📌 HR Business Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 Department Of Justice And Community Safety Vic
📍 Melbourne