Senior Workforce Consultant

Overview

Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $116,413 - $140,849

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Projects

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: DJCS/DJ8624

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?

• Utilise your workforce planning expertise to provide support to strategic workforce initiatives.
• Fixed term, Full time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team
• VPS5 Grade: $116,413 - $140,849 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria's purpose is to enhance community safety through the operation of safe and humane community corrections, adult prison and post-sentence systems that supports reducing reoffending by delivering on the fundamentals of good order and control in prisons, a professional and skilled workforce, case management and programs and services that address the root causes of offending behaviour.

The Workforce Capability and Cultural Reform branch supports the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes to drive workforce reform across the prison system. The branch focuses on building workforce capability, supporting cultural reform, and strengthening Corrections Victoria's ability to meet current and future workforce challenges.

About the Role

The Workforce Planning team delivers a range of workforce-related programs and services across Corrections Victoria. As a Senior Workforce Consultant, you will lead and manage strategic workforce planning projects and initiatives that support workforce capacity, capability, and organisational effectiveness.

Reporting to the Manager, Workforce Planning, you will provide expert advice on workforce supply and demand issues, develop innovative solutions to workforce challenges, and contribute to the professionalisation and ongoing development of the Corrections Victoria workforce.

This role offers an opportunity to influence workforce strategy at a system-wide level while working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders across the organisation.

This is a full time, fixed term position through to October 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver workforce planning, capability development and workforce reform projects that support Corrections Victoria's strategic priorities.
• Provide expert workforce planning advice and develop innovative solutions to address workforce capacity, capability and organisational challenges.
• Analyse workforce data, trends and insights to inform decision-making, workforce forecasting and strategic workforce initiatives.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to design, implement and evaluate workforce programs and strategies.
• Prepare high-quality reports, briefings and recommendations, and contribute to branch planning, continuous improvement and organisational objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring strong analytical, project management and stakeholder engagement skills, along with the ability to deliver outcomes in a dynamic and evolving environment. The ideal candidate will possess:

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex workforce planning, workforce capability or organisational development projects.
• Expertise in workforce planning, organisational design, organisational development and/or workforce transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing workforce change and reform programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate workforce data into practical recommendations.
• Well-developed digital literacy and proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience developing workforce reporting, dashboards or workforce analytics products will be highly regarded.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful workforce reform that supports safer communities across Victoria. You will work alongside dedicated professionals, influence strategic workforce outcomes, and help shape the future capability of Corrections Victoria's workforce.

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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening. 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.

Applications close Monday 6 July 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

22 June 2026