• Provide expert advice and support to senior stakeholders across all talent related activities and functions.
• Fixed, Full-Time opportunity until June 30, 2026.
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Talent Partner to provide a critical role within People, Safety, Culture and Communications.

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.

DJCS oversees functions including Aboriginal Justice, Victim Support, Justice Services, Family Violence, Justice Operations, Regional Services Network, Corrections, Youth Justice, Emergency Management, Police and Crime Prevention, Regulation, Corporate Services, Justice Coordination, and Workplace Safety Policy.

The People, Safety, Culture and Communications (PSCC) group supports the department in workplace culture and people matters, including strategic communications, human resource policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; safety and wellbeing; workplace relations; and employee conduct. PSCC promotes a culture to engage and develop the workforce, providing every person with the opportunity to unlock and achieve their potential.

The People Services branch oversees payroll and workforce operations, HR Systems and Reporting, HR Assist, executive service management and Recruitment Services across both frontline and non-frontline roles, in the delivery of HR operational outcomes.

The Recruitment Services and Talent Programs team provides expert advice and support to the department on all recruitment related matters, including attraction, selection, redeployment and other recruitment and retention practices. Recruitment Services delivers consultative, progressive, innovative, fair and ethical recruitment solutions. Recruitment Services delivers consultative, progressive, innovative, fair, and ethical recruitment solutions and comprises of the followingspecialist functions:

• Executive Recruitment

• Campaign Recruitment

• Employment Marketing

• Recruitment Operations including security checks

• Employment Programs, and

• Redeployment

About the Role

The Senior Talent Partner works closely with stakeholders to understand their business and what is required for current and future success. 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.

The Senior Talent Partner supports the business in end-to-end recruitment delivery with workloads spread evenly across the team. It is expected that Talent Partners hold current and detailed knowledge of the labour market, the economy and political landscape for the department and demonstrate a breadth of Human Resource capability.

Some of your duties will include:

• Provide high-level expertise in working collaboratively with business areas to identify, develop and implement innovative solutions that support departmental strategy across a range of recruitment services.
• Provide authoritative, strategic and innovative advice to senior management on recruitment issues and practices in accordance with all relevant industrial instruments and legislation, particularly the Public Administration Act 2004 and the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024.
• Provide specialist case management support and advice to surplus employees, their managers and HR Practitioners across the department, including negotiation on behalf of the department with employee representatives and other VPS agencies.

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated understanding of the labour market including current and emerging economic, social, and political levers for labour trends on a local, regional and global basis.
• Subject matter knowledge and professional experience in designing, implementing, and coordinating various recruitment selection tools and methodologies (e.g. end-to-end recruitment, executive recruitment).

Qualifications/requirements

• A qualification in Human Resources / Management or an equivalent would be highly regarded, although not essential.

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.