At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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 more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• An exciting opportunity within the Police, Fines and Crime Prevention branch, Department of Justice and Community Safety
• VPSG 5 Classification (Salary Range $103,920 - $125,735)
• One (1) fixed-term, full-time opportunity available until 30 June 2023

About Us:

The Registration, Screening and Crime Prevention Division includes:

• Births, Deaths and Marriages and Adoption Services
• Worker Screening Unit, including Working with Children and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening
• Crime Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism (Community Crime Prevention Unit).

The Community Crime Prevention Unit (CCPU) works in partnership with government and non-government agencies to help build the capacity of local communities to implement effective responses to local crime issues and promote safe, inclusive, and confident communities. The CCPU supports initiatives that address the root causes of crime, including social disadvantage, as well as providing funding to communities for practical crime prevention measures.

About the Role:

The role of Senior Policy and Projects Officer will:

• Play an essential role in delivering a program that will improve the safety of crowded places in Victoria and build public capability in protecting crowded places from the risks of terrorism and extreme violence
• Lead and provide support on policy and project deliverables
• Prepare a range of high-quality written materials for internal and external audiences.

Specifically, the role will be responsible for leading and supporting a range of policy, research, and project deliverables that aim to further protect crowded places and improve public capability in protecting crowded places. This work requires someone with strong and demonstrable stakeholder engagement and management, planning and organising, policy design, and project management skills.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated policy development, conceptual thinking, and analysis capability, including the ability to achieve objectives within tight timeframes
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and actively engage internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written communication skills and an ability to develop briefings, correspondence, and reports to a high standard
• Excellent project management skills, with experience in applying PRINCE2, Agile, or cognate project management principles and methods
• A strong ability to resolve issues through a deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines. Where guidelines are not available, a strong ability to analyse available ideas and take action through self, or in consultation with others to resolve problems. If required, a strong ability to determine additional information needed to make informed decisions. Also able to apply critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context
• A strong ability to formulate and communicate public policy options and recommendations, as well as developing a clear narrative for the policies and business cases including clear problem definition and objectives. Able to consider the impact of policy to strategic plans, community needs, complementing programs and policies across the service
• A tertiary qualification in criminology/justice, law, public policy, and/or project management is desirable.

How to Apply: