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Salary- Utilise your Management and Contracts expertise to assist within Justice Health
- Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity
- VPS Grade 6: $130,673 - $174,869 plus superannuation
About the Business Unit
Justice Health also works closely with custodial health providers and other parts of government to identify and drive service improvements that improve health outcomes for people in custody. In partnership with Corrections Victoria and Youth Justice, Justice Health is expected to ensure that people in custody are supported to address their health needs and ensure the effective transition of offenders from prison and young people from Youth Justice facilities back into the community (with a particular focus on the health, mental health and Alcohol and Other Drug needs).
About the Role
The Health Contracts and Performance Unit includes teams responsible for: contract management of all custodial health providers; data analysis to inform performance oversight and service improvements; and coordinating and driving service enhancements.
Some of your duties will include:
- Manage a team of contract managers and administrators to provide robust oversight of the contractual compliance of health service providers.
- Work collaboratively with key service partners, including other teams in Justice Health, Corrections Victoria and Youth Justice to identify and respond to issues and risks that affect health service performance.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with contracted service providers that support prompt resolution of compliance issues and promote positive outcomes for individual service users; accountability and good commercial outcomes.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Technical Expertise
- A proven track record as a Senior Manager within a complex, sensitive and high-risk service delivery environment.
- Demonstrated experience in the management of complex service contracts and the ability to prepare comprehensive reports including commercial and contractual analysis.
- Exceptional advisory, negotiation, communication and relationship building skills, with demonstrated capacity to work effectively within a sensitive environment.
- Previous management experience is required, and a suitable tertiary qualification in management or business would be well regarded.
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 national police checks 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.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
- For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
- For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.
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.
