We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact person listed for this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

Duties

Provide high-level strategic and operational advice to the other Agency Executive members.
Provide research, analysis and issues management for the Secretary on matters for which the occupant is directly accountable, including COAG and Law, Crime, Community Safety Council matters, inter-agency groups, ad-hoc enquiries as well as issues related to management of the Agency.
Ensure a coordinated and comprehensive Agency input and response to emerging issues or specific requests including policy initiatives or proposals from the Government, other governments, COAG and other Ministerial Councils and other agencies.
Coordinate the strategic policy activities of the Office of the Secretary with other policy areas reporting to other Agency Executive members and manage designated issues, projects and policies on behalf of the Agency Executive.
Oversee and provide leadership about specified whole-of-department administrative policies and related processes in particular:

- Personal information
- Public interest disclosure
- Right to information
- Conflicts of Interest
- Pecuniary Interest
- Gifts and benefits
- Lobbyist requests

Manage the operations, staff and other resources of the Office of the Secretary, including:

- Executive support for members of the Agency Executive;
- Cabinet, Executive Council, ministerial and parliamentary liaison;
- Provision of information and advice to portfolio Ministers on Agency process matters;
- Support for the Ministers and members of the Agency Executive in a range of forums;
- Input to major parliamentary and machinery of government processes for the Department, including Budget Estimates and other briefings;
- Operational activities related to the administration of Justice.
Contribute to the governance of the Agency and oversee corporate and business planning and related processes for the Agency;
Oversee the processes for board, tribunal and statutory appointments managed by the Agency and liaise with the Presiding members and Registrars on operational issues associated with those entities.
Represent the Department on inter-agency and inter-governmental working groups, as requested by the Secretary.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties (356868) Director Office of the Secretary (July 2020).doc

Statement of Duties (356868) Director Office of the Secretary (July 2020).pdf

Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx

Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf

FAQs Short Form Application.docx

FAQs Short Form Application.pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.

Please note that we do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the blue 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4946.

For more information

Dale Webster
Deputy Secretary Corporate, Strategy and Policy
dale.webster@justice.tas.gov.au
(03) 6165 4943

Director, Office of the Secretary (356868)

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