2 days remaining
Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $91,418 - $103,725
Occupation: Other
Reference: VG/DJ1369MAR23
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
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.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers
We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
About Us:
The Assurance directorate manages corporate policies for the department and its Ministers to ensure strong governance and service delivery. It is responsible for risk management, crisis and continuity management, internal and external audit, freedom of information (FOI), information privacy and information security.
The FOI Unit is a friendly and collaborative team who provide high quality and targeted advice to the Department. The team is committed to helping staff balance work-life responsibilities, by providing staff with flexible work and leave arrangements. The position will report directly to the Manager, FOI Requests.
About the Role
The Freedom of Information Officer will be responsible for assessing FOI requests as well as providing expert advice on a broad range of matters relevant to the FOI unit. This role is critical to the FOI Unit's overall process improvement project, to streamline internal procedures and enhance responsiveness.
The key accountabilities of the role may include, but are not limited to:
About You:
To be an ideal candidate, you will possess:
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 national police checks 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.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).
Acceptable evidence includes:
Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.
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Paul Pittorino on 0409 558 183 | paul.pittorino@justice.vic.gov.au