Department of Justice and Community Safety Hiring for HR Officer Job at Melbourne Full Time

• Utilise your HR expertise to provide support and advice to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
• VPS Grade 4: $90,067 – $102,192 plus superannuation
• One ongoing, full-time opportunity available within a high performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.

About VIFM:
The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) is an independent statutory authority governed by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985 (the VIFM Act). It is part of the Justice portfolio of the Victorian Government. The work of the VIFM can be described as a cycle of three parts:

• Providing forensic medical and scientific services and tissue banking
• Learning from this work
• Researching and teaching.

This position is within the Corporate Services Division.

About the Role:
Reporting to the Manager, Human Resources & Organisational Development, this role is the primary client-facing role for HR working in collaboration with a small team of like-minded professionals. The role is accountable for staff recruitment, staff advice, continuous improvement within the HR portfolio, relationship management with internal and external stakeholders, delivery of a VIFM induction program and the coordination of the VIFM’s Professional Development Plan.

Some of your duties will include:

• Acting as the client-facing role for HR including coordinating and responding to requests and queries and delivering customer-focussed services
• Preparing clear and concise correspondence on HR issues with advice and recommendations for resolution
• Coordinating the HR component of staff recruitment including ensuring that all documentation is compliant and recorded appropriately in the relevant HR systems.

About You:As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Sound working knowledge and understanding of how relevant agreements, legislation, policies, and procedures relate to the delivery of people services in the Victorian Public Sector
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate recruitment and staff onboarding and offboarding
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and work with a process driven framework to meet customer needs and assist VIFM to meet its recruitment obligations
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear and concise advice on a diverse range of issues associated with conditions of employment, taxation, superannuation, and payroll activities
• An awareness of the impact of HR actions and issues on enterprise arrangements.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Tertiary and HR qualifications and / or equivalent experience
• Experience in delivering HR Services in a government agency or the health sector (highly desirable)
• High level administrative skills and experience (highly desirable).

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.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department’s obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.

Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

Acceptable evidence includes:
COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)

Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.