Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Various Director Roles - Policy, Reform, and Legislation Branch

• Employment type - Temporary 6-month opportunity (full time) available
• Principal location - Parramatta negotiated
• Salary - $223,417 to $247,520 total remuneration payable

The opportunity

The Department of Communities and Justice has a six-month temporary opportunity available for the Director Civil Justice Vulnerable Communities and Inclusion role. As all Senior Executive Band 1 roles within the Policy, Reform, and Legislation branch share the same role description, a talent pool for future temporary and ongoing opportunities within the listed roles may also be created. Other Director roles in PRL include the Courts, Access to Justice and Regulatory, Criminal Justice Systems and Law Enforcement and Crime teams.

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What you'll do

The Policy, Reform and Legislation (PRL) branch is responsible for ensuring that DCJ's legal and policy framework is aligned with the Government's current priorities. PRL provides expert legal policy and law reform advice, and the development of legislation in the justice and communities' sectors.

The PRL branch provides support to the Attorney General, the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Inclusion, and other Ministers, to DCJ, and to other departments. The PRL branch supports the development and delivery of justice systems reforms and provides parliamentary and administrative support services.

The Directors will:

• Lead the development, evaluation and implementation of cluster wide strategies in line with legislative priorities of the Government and Department
• Provide comprehensive advice on a range of key stronger community portfolio policy priorities
• Manage law and major process reforms to ensure targeted strategies can be implemented quickly and manages ongoing review and reform of major legislation
• Participate in and contribute to strategic and business planning processes, aligning policy review with organisational goals
• Establish and sustain effective working relationships with senior policy professionals and key stakeholders across the public sector
• Identify, evaluate, and critically analyse highly complex and politically sensitive issues and concerns affecting policy outcomes to deliver evidence-based decision making and develop logical, practical, and well-balanced policy resolutions

Director Civil Justice Vulnerable Communities and Inclusion (CJVCI)

CJVCI undertake research, draft legal policy advice and develop legislative and non-legislative projects relating to the civil justice system, including discrimination and guardianship law and provide support for the legislative program for the Attorney General.

What we're looking for

• Must hold Legal qualification or equivalent, have a sound understanding of the justice system, applied knowledge and experience in managing major project including people management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with proven experience in building collaborative partnerships.
• Highly developed policy skills and an ability to negotiate outcomes.
• Experience as a senior executive, leading a strong people culture that aligns to vision, purpose, and goals of the organisation.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Friday 27 June at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Mark Follett by email in the first instance at [email protected].

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Dylan Huke on 0484 362 936 or email at [email protected]. Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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