Victoria Police's Legal Services provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts, and the Victorian community. Legal Services is led by an Executive Director (who is also the organisation's General Counsel) and employs over 800 staff spread across four divisions – the Office of the Executive Director; the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division; the Courts & Prosecution Services Division; and the Legal Business Operations Division.

The Discipline Inquiry Office is staffed by Discipline Inquiry Officers whose responsibility it is to conduct discipline inquiries and contribute to continual improvement across the discipline system. This includes hearing and receiving evidence and making findings as to whether a charge for a breach of discipline laid against an officer has been proved and if so to make an appropriate determination under the Act. The Discipline Inquiry Officers are supported by staff with diverse skills and experience. Together this team ensures that the discipline inquiry component of the discipline system is efficient, effective, and contributing to overall organisational ethical health and the achievement of the Victoria Police Mission to provide a safe, secure, and orderly society by serving the community and the law. The Discipline Inquiry Office staff also have responsibility for reporting on trends and risk which includes the provision of advice to Command to assist with policy development and other actions to improve organisational integrity. This position will support ongoing and developing efforts at the Discipline Inquiry Office to continually improve and sustain organisational learning opportunities and integrity.

As the successful applicant, you will be an integral part of the Discipline Inquiry Office team demonstrating leadership and working closely with Inquiry Officers. This position reports to the Discipline Inquiry Officer (DIO).

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Building and promoting the integrity of Victoria Police.
• Providing authoritative legal advice, both written and oral, on a variety of complex and sensitive matters.
• Self-management of case load and service delivery requirements.
• Managing the receipt and reviewing of briefs of evidence. 
• Building and maintaining sound relationships with stakeholders and partners.
• Manage complex, contentious, or sensitive information with due regard to confidentiality.
• Assisting the DIO in ensuring:
  • Administrative support is efficient and responsive to continuous improvement requirements.
  • All aspects of the Victoria Police discipline inquiry function are managed efficiently and in accordance with relevant legislation and common law principles.
  • The accurate and consistent application of administrative law principles, in particular the principles of natural justice, as they apply to modern disciplinary inquiries.
  • That pre-hearing processes are utilised effectively to expedite inquiries.
• Assisting the DIO in:Assist and guidance to staff of the Discipline Inquiry Office.
  • Preparation for discipline inquiry hearings (including review of discipline briefs of evidence).
  • Drafting decisions in accordance with administrative law principles (including natural justice) and considering relevant legislation, case law and Victoria Police policy.
  • Legal research including previous decisions of the Police Registration and Service Board.
  • Reviewing practices, guidelines and trends relating to, and emerging from, discipline inquiries.
  • The maintenance of quarterly reporting on matters including DIO workloads, throughput and the emergence of themes which inform policy and practice review.
  • The building of strong partnerships with all stakeholders and ensuring an understanding of community, employee, and organisational expectations.
  • Promoting the integrity of, and community confidence in, Victoria Police's discipline system.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and experience in court or tribunal proceedings.
• Experience in providing authoritative oral and/or written advice and a clear understanding of the implications and effects of decisions made based on that advice.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple routine and complex files simultaneously.
• Experience in performing legal research with the ability to identify and deal with critical legal issues.
• Sound leadership and decision-making skills.
• Strong people skills – including high levels of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and resilience; and
• Possess a current Australian practising certificate which authorises the holder to supervise legal practice by others or be eligible to obtain, and make an application for, an unrestricted Australian practising certificate three months of commencement.
• Demonstrated experience in Government Legal Practice, Administrative Law and/or Criminal Law would be highly desirable.
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of Victorian Government processes or Victoria Police processes would be highly desirable.

Requirements and relevant information:

• One (1) x full-time, fixed term parental leave position available until 16/06/2027.
• The salary range for a VPS4 role is $100,894 to $114,476 (covering VPS4 salary ranges).  Although it is standard practice for selected candidates to commence at the base of the salary range, genuine consideration will be given to a commencement salary within the available range that is commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills and experiences. This will be subject to negotiations with the Hiring Manager in the course of the selection process and may include the provision of evidence of a higher income and/or supporting documentation (as required).
• This position is located at Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.
• As a member of the Legal Services Department you will be located, on selection, at a specific office within a Division for a particular advertised opportunity.  However, given occasional legal service demand issues you may be required at times to undertake varied work within the Department.  This supports the Departments commitment to a flexible and deployable legal workforce and professional development opportunities in a range of legal domains.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form – the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement. 
• Current Practicing Certificate

Applications close midnight, 17 June 2026.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms: Victorian Government careers website (careers.vic.gov.au) or seek.com.au. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

For further information, please contact: Penina Berkovic on (03) 8335 8709 or penina.z.berkovic@police.vic.gov.au.

no recruitment agencies. 

We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to support an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirement/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process (including an alternate method of submission of the application), please contact VPS Recruitment via email VPSRECRUITMENT@police.vic.gov.au or on (03) 8335 6004.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety. 

Victoria Police is committed to creating a workplace that is safe and inclusive of all our people.  We empower and expect our people, at all levels, to develop interpersonal connections and collaborate, use sound judgement, and create and innovate.

In alignment with the principle of self-determination, Victoria Police is dedicated to enhancing our collaboration with the Aboriginal community in Victoria as we build a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We continue to engage and build relationships with local Aboriginal communities and work closely with them to enhance opportunities and services aimed at empowerment, equality, and equal participation across all areas of the organisation.

We value the diversity and differences of our employees, including their age, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experience. We celebrate these diverse experiences and perspectives as each person brings an informed and contemporary approach to our work which enhances the wellbeing of all. We aim to provide a safe place that is reflective of the community it serves, allowing everyone to bring their whole selves to work.”

If after reading this, you're not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our purpose, the determination to face a challenge and a willingness to grow and learn, we think you should click the apply button anyway. We're passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you.

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