Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $138,631 - $162,076
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DJ3838AUGUST2025
About Us:
Criminal Law Policy (CLP) is a unit within the Courts, Civil and Criminal Law (CCCL) group of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). We lead policy development and law reform across criminal law issues, including delivering the Attorney-General's legislative reform program and national reform projects through the Standing Council of Attorneys-General.
We are responsible for developing policy and legislative reform in a broad range of areas, including bail, summary crime, counter-terrorism, family violence, offence reform (including sexual offences), sentencing, criminal procedure (e.g. committal and appeal processes), jury directions and evidence.
Some of CLP's current and recent projects include:
We work collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department to ensure policy reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people-centred. We also support the department's relationship with key statutory agencies like the Office of Public Prosecutions and the Sentencing Advisory Council.
About the Role:
Managers in CLP each lead a team of legal policy officers and play a vital role in providing leadership and technical expertise across the team. Managers in CLP work collaboratively with other managers, as well as supporting the Senior Manager and Director to drive the outcomes and objectives of the department in a dynamic and responsive environment. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead delivery of criminal law projects in the Attorney-General's portfolio.
About You:
As our ideal candidate you will have:
Qualifications/Requirements:
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, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medi cal 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 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.