Business Support Officer

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $76,817 - $93,274
Occupation: Administration/Secretarial
Reference: VG/DJ1081-AUG24
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?

• Provide high level administrative and corporate support to the Koori Justice Unit.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 3: $76,817 - $93,274 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Business Support Officer to provide a critical role within the Koori Justice Unit.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director, KJU, the Business Support Officer will provide quality assurance and lead day to day administration and corporate support functions across all work streams in the KJU including information and file management, briefing and correspondence, event management, maintenance of mailing and contact lists and the Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja website.

THIS IS A PRIORITISED ROLE FOR ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES, WHO WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY CONSIDERATION AS PER THE SPECIAL MEASURES PROVISION OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010.

Some of your duties will include:

• Support the preparation and lodgement of executive and ministerial briefings and correspondence.
• Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence and briefings including electronic document management, process management and workflows.
• Provide support as required to the branch executives through diary, email management and corporate travel management

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

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Aboriginal community and the issues impacting on it.
• A demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with members of the Victorian Aboriginal Community.
• Developed organisational skills with the capacity to meet timelines, attention to detail, cooperative working approach within a team environment and able to balance competing priorities.
• Sound knowledge of Victorian government administrative processes