• Join the Award winning DJCS Recruitment Services team
• Senior recruitment opportunity with the ability to influence change and improve community outcomes
• Fixed-term until 30 June 2026
• VPS5, $113,022 to $136,747

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) leads the delivery of justice services in Victoria, supporting the strategic objective of "building a high performing justice system". The recruitment services unit is pivotal to its success.

Recruitment Services deliver a range of practical and innovative solutions to source and select the best front-line and leadership talent for our department. Our team is made up of passionate, quick-thinking individuals who come together in collaboration to deliver exceptional service.

The Youth Justice recruitment team manage pivotal roles across two Youth Justice precincts; this includes the recently opened state-of-the-art facility in Cherry Creek and the existing facility based at Parkville. The facilities offer integral services aimed at reducing reoffending and giving young people the skills to make the most of their lives when they return to the community.

The Senior Talent Partner provides expert advice and support across all talent related activities ranging from sourcing, screening, short-listing, interviewing, reference checking, offer management and outcome advice. Additionally, demonstrated capability in the design, implementation and training of best practice recruitment processes is required.

Pivotal to success in this role is the ability to listen too stakeholders and influence via regular consultation, the ability to meet delivery timelines, proactive attraction campaigns and future workforce planning, and the review of current and previous processes with a mindset of improvement and innovation, as well as ensuring all recruitment delivery aligns to departmental policies, procedures and values.

You will possess considerable recruitment knowledge and gravitas to respond to queries from senior staff members and the ability to provide sound and accurate advice to more junior members of Recruitment Services. You will use your operational understanding of the business to develop and deliver recruitment strategies that ensure selection of the most suitable applicants for Youth Justice.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• A significant breadth of recruitment knowledge and experience, able to independently manage the full recruitment lifecycle and proactive candidate sourcing strategies.
• Demonstrated understanding of the allied health/ clinical labour market including current and emerging economic, social, and political levers for labour trends on a local, regional and global basis.
• Prior recruitment experience and sector understanding of health and government would be highly desirable.
• Expert-level knowledge of best practice recruitment principles, assessment centre selection practices, including work simulations, psychometric testing and validity measurements.
• Subject matter knowledge and professional experience in designing, implementing, and coordinating various recruitment selection tools and methodologies (e.g. campaign volume recruitment, end-to-end recruitment, executive recruitment).
• The ability to build effective relationships with peers, senior managers and stakeholders, with a focus on understanding stakeholder issues and gaining cooperation.
• A history of being able to contribute to recruitment strategic projects and continuous improvement processes.

A qualification in Human Resources, Psychology, Business or other relevant discipline is desirable.

For a confidential discussion regarding this exciting opportunity, please contact Miranda Davies on [email protected] or Jackie Epstein on [email protected].

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is continually working towards increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) workforce. The Aboriginal Employment Team aims to attract, recruit and retain Aboriginal staff across all our roles. This support includes a culturally appropriate attraction and recruitment process. To learn more, email [email protected]

If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 29 May 2025.

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. Dependent 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.