Project Lead

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: $138,631 - $185,518

**Grade**:VPS 6

**Occupation**:Prison and corrective services

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/CV1030JULY

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?
- **Develop and implement enhancements to the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Service Delivery Model, with a focus on parole and community-based dispositions**:

- ** Full Time, Fixed Term - 18 months opportunity**:

- ** VPS6 salary between $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Project Lead to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria, Counter Terrorism Coordination Unit.

**About the Business Unit**
- Counter Terrorism Coordination (CTC), within the Sentence Management Division, are responsible for informing Corrections Victoria's operational strategic direction in the ongoing management of the VE cohort, ensuring operational practice continues to evolve and align with contemporary national and international best practice evidence to reduce recidivism and maintain community safety. CTC provides central oversight and governance of the CVE Service Delivery model across prisons and Community Correctional Services. CTC ensures the integrity of the end-to-end model, identifying and implementing system improvements and providing expert advice and support to operational staff managing the violent extremist (VE) cohort.

**About the Role**
- Engage with executive level stakeholders on a range of complex policy and legislative issues to deliver sustainable solutions aligned with organisational objectives.
- Some of your duties will include:

- Lead parole and community CVE focused project management activities, in line with project and organisational objectives.
- Negotiate and influence stakeholders at an executive level on a range of complex strategic and legislative service delivery matters and secure cooperation for planned outcomes.
- Develop complex written materials including briefs and project documentation that provide policy options and recommendations for consideration by senior decision makers.
- 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:

- Sound knowledge of Corrections Victoria policies, procedures and relevant legislation and regulations.
- Experience in managing projects, programs or policy initiatives.
- Knowledge and/or experience relating to Countering Violent Extremism would be highly advantageous.

**Qualifications**
- A tertiary qualification in criminal justice, allied health, public policy, law or other relevant disciplines is desirable

**How to Apply**

**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 Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 25 July 2025