At a Glance
- Tasks: Collect and analyse intelligence to enhance safety in correctional facilities and communities.
- Company: Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC, dedicated to community safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, full-time role, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in community safety while developing valuable analytical skills.
- Qualifications: Australian citizenship and security clearance required; relevant qualifications are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 99000 $ per year.
Help keep correctional facilities and communities safe through intelligence work. Use information and analysis to help prevent violence and serious incidents. Work across Victoria, with a focus on two post-sentence facilities. Build your skills in intelligence and support safer decisions across corrections. Ongoing, full-time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.
What you will do
As an intelligence officer, you will collect and analyse information to help keep people safe. You will support decisions about offenders in the community and people in custody. You will:
- collect, record and analyse intelligence information to help prevent violence, contraband and serious incidents
- prepare clear intelligence reports and briefings for managers on risks, patterns and emerging threats
- support intelligence-led operations by helping managers and staff plan their work
- improve information systems and processes to support accurate records and useful analysis
- work with corrections staff and external agencies to share authorised information and support safety across Victoria.
About you
You must be an Australian citizen and hold a current Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance. If you do not hold this clearance, you must obtain it within 12 months of starting. Relevant tertiary qualifications or knowledge of the field are desirable, not essential. You must also complete the required intelligence analysis training within six months.
You should also have:
- experience with Microsoft Office and information management systems, or other tools for managing data
- strong analytical skills to assess information, solve problems and identify risks
- clear communication skills to write reports and explain complex information in simple terms
- a collaborative and inclusive approach to working with others, sharing information and improving how work gets done.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
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.
Intelligence Officer employer: Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC
The Department of Justice and Community Safety in Melbourne is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a culturally safe environment while driving systemic change within the justice system for the Aboriginal community. With a strong commitment to employee growth, the department offers meaningful opportunities to engage with the community and contribute to impactful reparations initiatives, all within a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises self-determination and respect for Aboriginal voices.
Contact Details:
Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC Recruitment Team
