Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time Salary: $142,790 - $191,084

Grade: VPS 6

Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/3859-OCT26

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?

- Lead initiatives that support and maintain the Aboriginal workforce in a custodial setting.
- VPS6 Salary - $142,790 - $191,084
- Ongoing, full time role.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a General Manager, Naalamba Ganbu and Nerrlinggu Yilam within the Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes branch. 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.

Corrections Victoria (CV) operates Victoria's adult prison, post-sentence and community corrections systems. Its vision is for Safer Prisons, Safer People, Safer Communities.

Corrections

Victoria's mission is to create a safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions. We take a modern approach to correctional services,



providing people with best practice interventions to reduce their risk of reoffending. All of our work supports community safety.

The Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes leads the design, development, implementation and monitoring of Corrections Victoria policies, programs and services aimed at reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people within the Victorian correctional system and lead initiatives related to the Safer Prisons, Safer People, Safer Communities reform agenda.

The division is made up of three teams: Workforce Cultural Capability and Reform, Naalamba Ganbu and Nerrlinggu Yilam, and Aboriginal Operational Strategic Supports.

About the role:

The General Manager, Yilam provides strategic leadership and management across the Yilam team and contributes to the broader priorities of the Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes division. The role leads the development and implementation of Aboriginal workforce recruitment and retention strategies, oversees culturally safe and effective programs and services for Aboriginal people in custody and community corrections, and ensures systems, processes and decision-making are evidence-based, timely and aligned with organisational priorities.

As the General Manager you will provide high-level advice to senior executives, support the Deputy Commissioner, Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes in driving reform and engagement with Aboriginal communities and justice partners, and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders including the Aboriginal Justice Caucus. The role also has oversight of program integrity, operational support processes and the CV Aboriginal Staff Network, ensuring alignment with the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement and related Aboriginal initiatives across Corrections Victoria.

There will be a requirement to of regular state-wide travel to prison locations to meet operational demands, a driver's licence is required for this role.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Provide strategic management and leadership across the Yilam team and support to the Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes division.
- Lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of Aboriginal workforce recruitment and retention strategies and activities across CV.
- Ensure robust systems and processes are in place to support consisten t, evidence based and timely decision making,



efficient operations and a culture of continuous improvement.

About you To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Excellent knowledge of Aboriginal culture and society and understanding of historical and contemporary issues relating to Aboriginal Victorians.
- Strong knowledge of, and demonstrated experience, working with Aboriginal communities and advisory groups, including sophisticated and culturally aware stakeholder engagement.
- Detailed understanding of the issues impacting Aboriginal prisoners and offenders, government and community objectives and their impacts on the programs and services the department is tasked to deliver.

Find out more working with the department: https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/careers/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-employment Aboriginal applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Recruitment Team throughout the recruitment process and are encouraged to contact [email protected]**if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.

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

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

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 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.

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Applications close Monday 26 October 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

12 October 2026

📌 General Manager, Naalamba Ganbu and Nerrlinggu Yilam (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne