• Manage a team of investigators who conduct complex end-to-end misconduct and reportable conduct investigations
• Fantastic opportunity - Ongoing / full time role
• VPS6 salary: $138,631 to $185,518 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:

The Senior Manager, Employee Investigations leads a highly motivated team of investigators to conduct timely and high-quality misconduct investigations across the department. They also build and maintain critical relationships with senior departmental executives and external stakeholders to resolve complex investigation issues and to achieve departmental outcomes.

Some of your other duties will include:

• Preparing and overseeing purposeful investigation reports that withstand rigorous scrutiny and independent challenge.
• Analysing, negotiating and managing complex improvement initiatives and change management processes relating to investigations.
• Communicating vision and set clear strategic direction for the Employee Investigations team.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Advanced experience in managing a high performing team in a complex investigation's environment.
• Extensive experience in undertaking complex and sensitive employee investigations consistent with the relevant legislative and industrial requirements.
• An understanding of the VPS Agreement and reportable conduct scheme.

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.