Senior Adviser, Risk
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Fixed term - full time |
| Job Function: | Analyst |
| Classification: | VPSG5 |
| Work Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Reference: | VG/D02093NOVEMBER2025 |
| Closing Date: | 09-Dec-2025 |
| Salary Range: | $113,022 - $136,747 |
| Job Duration: | 17 June 2026 |
| Attachments: | D02093 - PD - Risk - Senior Advisor - VPS5.pdf (PDF, 250KB) Position Description |
| Contact: | Nardia Smits nardia.smits@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your analytical expertise to provide support and advice within Corporate Services and Infrastructure
- A fixed-term, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 6 months
- VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria. Within DJCS, the Governance and Assurance (G&A) business unit, within the Corporate Strategy and Delivery (CSD) Group, leads key governance and assurance functions for the department. Within G&A, the Assurance branch leads DJCS' risk management, insurance, audit, resilience (emergency management, business continuity, and exposure), and FOI functions.
This position sits within the Governance & Assurance Branch, in CSD.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, the Senior Adviser, Risk, is a specialist position and risk business partner within the Assurance branch responsible for working with groups and business units within DJCS to coordinate and deliver the department's risk management program.
Some of your duties will include:
- Lead delivery of the department's risk work program, overseeing the implementation and continuous improvement of risk management frameworks, policies, training programs, and supporting tools and resources
- Provide expert and authoritative risk advice to the senior manager, executives, and external stakeholders, supporting governance, identification of insurable risk, provision of risk intelligence, compliance, and informed decision-making across the department
- Strategically coordinate and advise across business units to lead service delivery excellence, embed best practice risk management, support reduced operational exposure, and ensure alignment with legislative and policy obligations.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Knowledge of risk management standards – an understanding of AS ISO 31000: 2018 Risk Management - Guidelines and the practical application of this standard is highly desirable
- Extensive skills and experience and tertiary / industry qualifications in risk management, compliance, or business management is highly desirable.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Relevant tertiary or professional qualification desirable, including in risk management, compliance, or business management.
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
