About This Role
* Utilise your project delivery expertise to provide support and advice to the Legal Services Coord and Entity Governance business unit
* A fixed-term, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 18 months
* VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.
About The Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers high quality services to Victorians and supports a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria. The Contract Lead role sits within the Legal Services Coordination and Entity Governance business unit, which is responsible for the management of the Victorian Government Legal Services Panel (the Panel) as well as major projects that drive and develop innovation in government legal services.
The Panel provides over 100 Victorian Government departments and agencies with access to high quality legal services that represent good value for money. The Panel also implements key social procurement policies delivering benefits to Victorians, including in the pro bono legal and gender equality spaces.
About The Role
In the role of Contract Lead, you will act as the primary support to the Contract Manager, providing high-level support for the day-to-day management of the Panel.
Some Of Your Duties Will Include
* Assisting the Panel Contract Manager to monitor service provider compliance with the Panel's terms and conditions and assess Panel firm performance against the performance management framework
* Managing the Panel's Client Satisfaction Survey process, including monitoring response rate, building engagement with the survey, analysing responses, and maintaining the survey's dashboard
* Building engagement with the Panel across government stakeholders and service providers to increase the value-for-money the Panel achieves.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
* Demonstrated experience working in government and an ability to successfully navigate government systems and processes
* Demonstrated experience in the management of contracts, including monitoring compliance and assessing and managing performance
* Well-developed stakeholder management or customer service skills
* Advanced skills in Microsoft software, including the Microsoft Power Platform (especially Power Automate, Power Apps, and PowerBI), and the ability to learn and use new systems.
Qualifications/Requirements
* A tertiary qualification in law would be advantageous but is not required.
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.