OVERVIEW

Work type: Full time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPSG5
Occupation: Human Resources
Location: CBD
Reference: VG/TBCSTP-MAY25
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 expert advice and support to senior stakeholders across all talent related activities and functions.
• Fixed, Full-Time opportunity until June 30, 2026.
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Talent Partner to provide a critical role within People, Safety, Culture and Communications.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• A qualification in Human Resources / Management or an equivalent would be highly regarded, although not essential.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Talent Partner works closely with stakeholders to understand their business and what is required for current and future success. The Senior Talent Partner provides expert advice and support across all talent related activities ranging from sourcing, screening, short-listing, interviewing, reference checking, offer management and outcome advice. Additionally, demonstrated capability in the design, implementation and training of best practice recruitment processes is required.
The Senior Talent Partner supports the business in end-to-end recruitment delivery with workloads spread evenly across the team. It is expected that Talent Partners hold current and detailed knowledge of the labour market, the economy and political landscape for the department and demonstrate a breadth of Human Resource capability.

Some of your duties will include:

• Provide high-level expertise in working collaboratively with business areas to identify, develop and implement innovative solutions that support departmental strategy across a range of recruitment services.
• Provide authoritative, strategic and innovative advice to senior management on recruitment issues and practices in accordance with all relevant industrial instruments and legislation, particularly the Public Administration Act 2004 and the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024.
• Provide specialist case management support and advice to surplus employees, their managers and HR Practitioners across the department, including negotiation on behalf of the department with employee representatives and other VPS agencies.

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

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated understanding of the labour market including current and emerging economic, social, and political levers for labour trends on a local, regional and global basis.
• Subject matter knowledge and professional experience in designing, implementing, and coordinating various recruitment selection tools and methodologies (e.g. end-to-end recruitment, executive recruitment)