• Lead and mentor a team of Investigators
• Fixed-term, 2-year opportunity with flexible working arrangements within a high-performing, passionate team
• VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $162,076 plus superannuation

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 is responsible for management of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS)'s industrial relations program, the management of employee relations issues including employee conduct, the Human Resource Business Partnerships, and administration of the internal review of actions process.

About the Role:

This new Principal Investigator position will lead and mentor a team of investigators responsible for conducting complex and sensitive end-to-end employee reportable conduct and associated misconduct investigations and providing expert, strategic advice on reportable conduct investigations to the broader department. The role will have a primary focus on reportable conduct, its processes, investigations and outcomes.

Some of your other duties will include:

• Reviewing and quality assurance of all official correspondence related to the team's investigations.
• Assisting the Senior Manager in directing and monitoring the activities of the unit, including the professional development, training, coaching and welfare of staff.
• Identifying areas for continuous improvement and potential and emerging issues within the reportable conduct function.

About You:

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Extensive experience in undertaking complex and sensitive investigations, consistent with relevant legislative and industrial requirements. Specific experience in misconduct and/or reportable conduct investigations is required.
• Strong leadership and mentoring experience.
• High-level written communication and experience in developing complex documentation.

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, 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 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.