Senior Engagement Project Officer

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DJ8761SEP

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?

- Provides high-quality strategic advice about workforce engagement and communications
- Ongoing full-time opportunity
- VPS5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Senior Engagement Project Officer, to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria, Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria is part of the Corrections and Justice Services group in the Department of Justice and Community Safety. Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult custodial corrections system. Its vision is for Safer Prisons, Safer People, Safer Communities. Corrections Victoria's mission is to create a safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions.

About the Role

The Senior Engagement Project Officer role sits within the Cultural Reform and Workforce Strategy team. The team supports the Corrections Victoria Executive to lead cultural and workforce reform across the prison system to provide a safe and inclusive workplace and key cultural, rehabilitation, transition, and reintegration programs.

The team is responsible for co-ordinating and supporting Corrections Victoria's reform agenda and delivering major reform projects. The Senior Engagement Project Officer is a central resource to support the reform agenda across Corrections Victoria that is embedded in the Cultural Reform and Workforce Strategy team. The position will be expected to understand Corrections Victoria's business, key initiatives and to produce appropriate engagement and communication materials to support initiatives across a wide range of projects, including:

- Implementation of the Correctional Practice Framework
- Refreshing learning and development offerings for custodial staff
- Staff safety initiatives
- Cultural safety initiatives
- Prison Network Reconfiguration
- Cultural uplift.

Some of your duties will include:

- Provide high-quality strategic advice about engaging with Corrections Victoria's workforce on organisational strategy, reform directions and key projects, including the development of a strategic engagement plan
- Provide high-quality engagement advice to senior executives and operational leaders on an as needs basis as issues arise.
- Produce a range of high-quality engagement products across multiple platforms to convey overall vision, key messages and achievements to staff.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Experience shaping communications that convey long-term reform narratives in a way that has impact.
- Proven ability to produce high-quality communications across a range of mediums, including videos, speaking points, presentations and digital mediums.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Track-record of managing meaningful and audience focused engagement.
- Experience in engaging with operational and geographically diverse workforces, or the ability to quickly acquire that skill based on relevant previous experience.

Qualifications

- A tertiary or equivalent accredited qualification is desirable.

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 national police checks and misconduct screening.

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.

Applications close Monday 6 October 2025 at 11.59pm

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