Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $162,077 - $185,518
Grade: VPS 6.2
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/CV0992-OCT25
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a General Manager, Operational Assurance, Compliance and Reviews to provide a critical role within the System Performance Branch.
About the Business Unit
Corrections Victoria is part of the Corrections and Justice Services group in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (department). Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult custodial corrections system. 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.
The System Performance Branch in Custodial Operations comprises three teams, which are: Operational Assurance, Compliance and Reviews; Continuous Improvement; and Statewide Operational Support. The branch provides authoritative, strategic, operational and policy advice, and briefing papers on a range of correctional issues to senior correctional management and is responsible for a range of work primarily across prisons. Its responsibilities include state-wide oversight of A Safer Places to Work, a range of central functions, including operational policy development, review and amendment, convening and participating in state-wide managers' meetings, performance monitoring and reporting, incident reporting, responding to family violence information sharing requests, oversight of internal and external reviews and investigations, coordination of Corrections Victoria's responses to coronial matters and litigation, auditing, correspondence, prison outreach and implementation support and general advice to prisons and other departmental staff and internal and external stakeholders.
About the Role
The General Manager, Operational Assurance, Compliance and Reviews reports to the Assistant Commissioner, System Performance and Custodial Operations. This role is responsible for leading the Operational Assurance, Compliance and Reviews team that monitors and strengthens the prison system by conducting a range of systemic assurance functions, compliance audits and reviews. Through the oversight of incident reporting, drug testing and internal and external prison reviews, this role will provide visibility into operational practices, identifying organisational risks and mitigation strategies. The General Manager will ensure the team responds flexibly to the changes in the prison system, providing expert advice to both staff and prison executives. The General Manager will work closely with other System Performance Branch staff to ensure accurate reporting of audit and review findings, to identify trends and themes across the prison system.
While the position is based at 121 Exhibition Street Melbourne, flexible work arrangements are available and you will be required to travel to other locations based on business needs.
Some of your duties will include:
To lear n more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Qualifications
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.