Network Design and Integration works to deliver transport priorities through the development, delivery and maintenance of an integrated pipeline of projects supporting the Major Transport Infrastructure Program, plan Victoria’s rail network, supports Road Safety for Victoria and Freight for Victoria.

Road Safety Victoria is a Division within the Department of Transport and Planning, and is responsible for leading the Victorian Government to achieve Zero road fatalities by 2050.

We’re focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term, full-time position until 31/12/2026.

The Senior Project Officer is a highly motivated, responsive and valued member of the Road Safety Program Delivery team.  The role will support the Road Safety Program Manager in delivering the Medicinal Cannabis Closed Circuit Track Trial, playing a crucial role in advancing road safety initiatives focused on reducing fatalities and serious injuries across our road network.

Your primary responsibility will be to oversee project reporting, governance, financial management, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the timely and efficient delivery of key activities and milestones. The role requires independent judgment to proactively identify and resolve challenges, monitoring project progress, and mitigate risks. The role demands a high level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in project documentation, reporting, and the execution of all tasks. The ideal applicant will have a track record in developing and delivering successful complex projects in a road safety, public policy, public health or similar field.

You will contribute to the development of comprehensive, evidence-driven road safety policies and strategies, ensuring alignment with broader organisational goals. This role involves the drafting of policy briefings to senior management and other government departments on road safety issues related to the Medicincal Cannabis Track Trial.

The role also involves negotiating and influencing a diverse range of stakeholders, including Road Safety Partners, government departments, research partners, and community groups, to achieve successful road safety outcomes. A strong understanding of interdepartmental protocols and political sensitivity is crucial for strengthening stakeholder engagement and building collaborative relationships.

Leveraging your expertise in  project delivery, policy and stakeholder engagement, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, government agencies, and community stakeholders to support the delivery of the Medicincal Cannabis Track Trial and other road safety initiatives and projects within the Road safety Program.

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Position Outcomes

The role involves delivering projects with precision, managing governance processes, and fostering collaboration with diverse stakeholders to ensure road safety initiatives align with plans and objectives. It includes developing evidence-based policies, managing budgets and resources, prioritising tasks, mitigating risks, and promoting a safe, inclusive, and flexible team environment.

Key Selection Criteria –

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

1. Project Delivery (Applied) - Demonstrated project management knowledge and experience including using different project methodologies, governance models, and risk management approaches. Monitors progress of tasks against plans and takes corrective action when required.  Significant experience in developing, implementing, and managing high impact, complex, successful and influential projects in road safety, public sector policy, or social services environment.
2. Policy Design and Development (Applied) - Interprets and applies policies relevant to own work; Drafts briefing materials using research skills and in consultation with relevant stakeholders; Determines relevant data and evidence gathering approach; Conducts critical analysis on data and evidence collected.
3. Stakeholder Management (Applied) - Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and sustain effective relationships with a network of key internal and external stakeholders. Identifies issues in common for one or more clients or stakeholders and uses them to build mutually beneficial partnerships; Identifies and responds to stakeholder’s underlying needs; Uses understanding of the stakeholder’s organisational context to ensure outcomes are achieved.
4. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Accomplished) - Excellent judgement and the ability to quickly diagnose and respond to changing operating conditions. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process. Delivers tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions. Applies critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context.
5. Strategic Planning (Applied) - Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to work independently and with strong self-awareness. Ensures that day to day planning and work processes are in line with team/organisation strategy; Identifies and develops own and team objectives linking strategies to actions to achieve these; Guides others in strategic planning process.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

1. Working Collaboratively (Leading) – Build a culture of collaboration across the organisation; Looks for and facilitates opportunities to collaborate with external stakeholders; Identifies and overcomes barriers to communication with internal and external stakeholders.
2. Flexibility and Adaptability (Leading) – Adapts systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own organisation.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program/project management in the road safety, public sector policy or public health areas.

Desirable

• A tertiary qualification or certification project management or a related field, or strong experience in delivery of policy reform related road safety.
• Strong communications and negotiation skills and the ability to present complex information in a digestible form.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders.

What we offer

• Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
• Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
• A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
• Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
• We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Culture Value

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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Applications close 11.59pm on Wednesday, 8tht of January 2025. 

All Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. For further information about the role please contact Kira Lee – Road Safety Program Manager via Kira.lee@transport.vic.gov.au

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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