Principal Project Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / Two years

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $129,379 - $173,138

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: VG/CV0844APR

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.

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?
- **Provide support and advice to the adult custodial corrections workforce.**:

- **Two years fixed term with opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 6: $129,379 - $173,138 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Principal Project Officer, Corrections Workforce Strategy to provide a critical role within Office of the Commissioner, Corrections Victoria.

**About the Business Unit**

Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for the direction, management and operation of Victoria's adult corrections system, including Community Correctional Services, public and privately operated prisons, and a transitional centre. CJS is made up of several business units including Corrections Victoria (CV), Policy, Strategy and Offender Outcomes (PSOO), Justice Services and Group Services and Coordination.

To address the recommendations of the Cultural Review, a small team is being established in the Office of the Commissioner, Corrections Victoria to commence priority work on workforce uplift. Team members will ideally bring complementary skills in relevant areas such as strategic planning, project management, workforce development, stakeholder engagement and/or change management.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the newly created position of Assistant Commissioner, Workforce and Integrity, the Principal Project Officer will lead a Corrections Workforce Strategy team being established to commence priority work on workforce uplift, including development and implementation of workforce initiatives that uplift the learning, development and supervision of all levels of the custodial workforce to support the professionalism and integrity of the system.

Some of your duties will include:

- Lead the development of a workforce strategy that will uplift the training, development, supervision and support provided to the adult custodial corrections workforce.
- Develop and manage a program plan of interconnecting projects to take forward implementation of a series of workforce training, development and supervision initiatives.
- Develop and implement a workforce engagement strategy and work closely with correctional staff, prison General Managers, the department's People and Culture Group and other key stakeholders across corrections, the department, community and government to coordinate and drive a significant reform agenda to uplift the capability of the adult custodial corrections system workforce.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Proven track record in planning, project management and coordinating delivery of complex projects or workstreams.
- Demonstrated knowledge or experience in at least one of the following areas, or demonstrated ability to understand and analyse relevant themes and issues quickly:

- strategies to develop and maintain workforce capability including learning, development and supervision
- complex change management in a service delivery or complex operational setting
- current policy direction, operations, research and issues within corrections and the criminal justice system more broadly.
- Strong conceptual, policy and analytical skills with ability to analyse complex operational, policy and legal issues.

**How to Apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**MANDATORY VACCINATIONS**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJ