• Great opportunity to join Youth Justice on an ongoing basis in Melbourne.
• Provide leadership and oversight for complex analytical initiatives focused on the coordination and execution of Youth Justice’s workforce strategy and work plan
• Lead a comprehensive program of work relating to the employee lifecycle of Youth Justice Custodial and Community frontline workforces
  The Senior Program Manager, Workforce Strategy will provide a key role in leading specific projects to deliver Youth Justice’s workforce strategy and work plan. The role will be responsible for leading a team supporting key workforce projects, including compliance monitoring and reporting, and the coordination and delivery of initiatives related to learning and development; attraction, recruitment; engagement and retention; health and safety (including occupational violence mitigation); workforce planning and organisational development and structures.
  Youth Justice is responsible for the statutory supervision of children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system in Victoria. Children and young people who are involved in Youth Justice are either supervised in the community, or within custodial services. Youth Justice works with children and young people to address their offending behaviour and help them achieve positive change in their lives; and works closely with families, stakeholders and service partners to promote opportunities for young people’s rehabilitation.

The Opportunity

• Ongoing, full-time position based in Melbourne.
• VPS Grade 6 role: $138,631 - $185,518 per year plus superannuation.
• Lead and manage a team to coordinate and deliver high priority, high profile workforce initiatives to support youth justice system priorities relating to the workforce lifecycle.
• Closely engage with operational stakeholders to build relationships and knowledge to inform the effective design and delivery of workforce reforms.
• Provide authoritative strategic and innovative advice to departmental executives and Ministers on complex and potentially sensitive matters in relation to workforce and other related matters.
• Lead and manage project-focused working groups and governance settings to guide the implementation of workforce initiatives, including working with stakeholders across the department to ensure that business objectives are met on time and within budget and quality requirements.

• Strong background in workforce planning, organisational development and design, human resources management or industrial and legislative frameworks
• Experience leading complex strategic projects and strategy formulation, project compliance and collaborative workforce analysis
• Experience working collaboratively within a broader team of multidisciplinary project and policy managers and specialist technical experts
• A relevant qualification in public policy, human resources, law or other relevant fields is desirable.
  You may be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, which you would need to maintain for the period of employment.
  To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.