Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time Salary: $100,894 - $114,476

Grade: VPS 4

Occupation: Prison and corrective services

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/1279

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?

- Utilise your strategic intelligence experience in a correctional or law enforcement setting.
- Ongoing, Full time opportunity.
- VPS grade 4: $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Intelligence Analyst to provide a critical role at Melbourne Assessment Prison Precinct. About the Business Unit The Melbourne Assessment Prison Precinct (MAPP) is a maximum-security correctional facility located on the fringe of the Melbourne CBD. The MAPP is the State's primary reception prison, receiving prisoners directly from the Courts and Police and provides assessment and orientation services for all male prisoners received into the prison system. The MAPP also operates the Melbourne County Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Appeals facilities, located on the corners of William and Lonsdale Streets in the CBD and St Augustine's secure medical ward, located at St Vincent's Hospital.

These facilities manage both male and female prisoners of all security ratings, operating Monday to Friday.



The location also manages the St Vincent's Hospital holding cells, providing custodial liaison and coordination of all prisoner escorts attending the hospital for medical outpatient appointments from prison locations across the State. MAPP also looks after the security function at the Adult Parole Board and the Post Sentence Authority located at 50 Franklin Street, West Melbourne.

Corrections Victoria Intelligence Service (CVIS) is the overarching intelligence service for Corrections Victoria and its stakeholders. Presently the CVIS comprises the primary intelligence unit known as the Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit (CVIU), and Prison Intelligence Unit's (PIU) located at the twelve public and two private prison facilities in Victoria.

About the Role The position of Corrections Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for collecting, recording, analysing and disseminating information, with a specific focus on high security prisoners, to identify potential prisoner incidents/unrest, prevent prisoner escapes, and prevent the introduction and usage of contraband within CV facilities.

This position reports to the Supervisor (PIU), and will contribute to both tactical and strategic intelligence functions, and analyse and present intelligence information to management and authorised persons/external agencies as required.

This position is created to support prison management in maintaining the security, good order and management of prison facilities.

Some of your duties will include:

- Lead the collation, analysis, and controlled dissemination and reporting of intelligence i nformation, specifically in relation to high security prisoners, to authorised parties, in a timely manner.
- Prepare and present intelligence briefings, and make high quality recommendations, in respect of the analysis of intelligence data, including the identification and evaluation of emerging threats, opportunities, patterns and trends relating to the activities of high security prisoners which affect the security and good order of the prison system.
- Support prison management,



staff and external agencies by participating in the development and planning of intelligence-led prison operations.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description. About you To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Demonstrated experience in delivering both tactical and strategic intelligence functions in a correctional or law enforcement setting.
- Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary principles and practises that apply to intelligence functions within the criminal justice system and across intelligence agencies.
- Experience in, or capacity to quickly learn and use, Corrections Victoria and Department of Justice and Community Safety systems and applications.

Qualifications/requirements

- Experience with the Centurion Intelligence system (desirable).

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, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), 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 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 PROTECTED 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 Thursday 8 October 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

23 September 2026

📌 Intelligence Analyst (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne