The Senior Review and Inquiries Officer works as part of the Inquiries and Systems Reform team to deliver on the Commission's strategic plan as directed. This role involves conducting file reviews, reviewing current policy and drafting inquiry reports that make findings and recommendations to improve the out-of-home-care and child protection systems.

In this role you will:

• Conduct child death, individual and systemic inquiries under the supervision of team leader and manager.
• Work with other team members on continuous improvement of the inquiry process.
• Contribute to Commission wide planning process.

 As our ideal candidate, you will:

• Exceptional written communication skills and experience in producing complex reports within agreed timeframes
•  An ability to manage a case load of child death inquiries of different sizes and complexity while also assisting on larger systemic inquiry work within agreed timeframes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of the Victorian Child Protection System is desirable

What we can offer you

• Flexible working arrangements.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Free access to the building's lifestyle centre including a gym, secure bicycles storage, shower rooms with hair dryers, straighteners, ironing board and fresh towels.
• Free Parcel Lockers – no more missing deliveries or rushing home to meet the courier.

Applications close Monday 18 November 2024

How to Apply

Please include a resume and covering letter.

There will be questions pertaining to a number of the position's Key Selection Criteria to which you are required to respond. There is no need to respond to the selection criteria itself.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

For all VPS employees, due to the new JSE policy, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position.

For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.

The Commission is committed to diversity and strongly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds, LGBTI+ people and people with disabilities.

The Commission is headed by the Principal Commissioner, Liana Buchanan, and the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, Meena Singh.