Director Interventions and Innovation

Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Director Interventions and Innovation

• Based in Paramatta - hybrid and flexible arrangements available.
• Temporary role to 30 June 2027.
• $239,483- $263,586 total remuneration payable

Your role

In the Director of Interventions & Innovations role, you will be responsible for providing professional and organisational leadership to guide the development, implementation, evaluation and reform of a range of government programs. Women, family and community safety programs will be key areas of focus, including countering violence extremism and domestic and family violence perpetrator interventions.

What you'll do

You will lead a diverse team and work across relevant divisions and agencies to foster a collaborative approach to program delivery, with a focus on optimising strategic alignment and the achievement of key business outcomes.

You will also:

• Drive the delivery of evidence based, integrated and responsive service solutions that meet the diverse needs of women, families and communities.
• Provide expert strategic, high-level advice to executive leadership teams on current, evolving and emerging policy and politically sensitive issues to facilitate informed decision making.
• Deliver major policy and reform initiatives and programs relevant to women family and community safety to ensure targeted strategies are implemented safely, as planned and within agreed timeframes, resource and budget constraints.
• Direct team management, program and work planning priorities to enable the delivery of high-quality support and advice consistent with government objectives.
• Manage the commissioning, performance, industry development, and sector growth for relevant program areas to enable the delivery of quality programs and services.
• Lead the identification, scoping, design and implementation of specific programs targeted at women, family and community safety.
• Oversee a highly diverse, specialised and complicated portfolio of responsibilities in an agile team environment, including by engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders with competing interests and priorities.

What we're looking for

• Passion and interest in creating a sustainable and evidence-based service system that is flexible and adaptive to changing needs.
• Experience managing programs with multi-sector delivery complexities in a budget and resource constrained environment.
• Experience working in countering violent extremism and/or domestic and family violence perpetrator policy/program delivery.
• Leadership experience, with a proven track record of leading cross-agency project delivery in a public sector context

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career.
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families, and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at 11:59pm (AEST)

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact Olivia Canturi at **************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please contact Lois Jebin at **********@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A Talent Pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.