Project Officer

• Manage assigned projects and business support activities under limited direction
• Great opportunity: Fixed term role until 4 May 2026
• VPS4 salary: $97,955 to $111,142 plus superannuation

About Us:

Enforcement and Support Services (ESS) is a business unit within Civil and Enforcement Services, Department of Justice and Community Safety's Courts, Civil and Criminal Law group. ESS is responsible for managing the end-to-end infringement system in Victoria.

The Project Officer role is located within Enforcement and Support Services (ESS), which is the primary operational unit within CES.

About the Role:

The Project Officer reports to the Business Support Team Lead regarding assigned projects, activities and work programs, including branch-wide continuous improvement initiatives, audit and compliance activities, development and management of policies, correspondence templates and upkeep of various business registers.

Some of you duties will include:

• Producing high quality and detailed documents including reports, briefings, policies and procedures, training documents, information sheets, correspondence, and planning documents to support all areas within ESS.
• Demonstrating creative thinking in the design and implementation of project outcomes and continuous improvement activities.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, contractors, suppliers and government agency counterparts.

Please save and refer to the attached position description for further information.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Experience in the delivery of projects in an operational setting.
• The ability to prepare well-written, timely, concise, accurate and audience-appropriate briefings and reports and documents for publication.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.

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.