Principal Policy and Project Officer

Lead the development of significant state-wide policy projects
- Ongoing opportunity to work with Corrections and Justice Services
- VPS Grade 6: $129,379 - $173,138 plus superannuation.

About us
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 both community and custodial corrections.
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Projects, the Principal Policy and Project Officer is responsible for leading the development of significant state-wide policy and priority projects in response to emerging issues in the corrections system.

**Some of your duties will include**:

- Lead the provision of insightful policy analysis and authoritative advice, including the identification of emerging issues, opportunities, risks and trends impacting on the achievement of key government initiatives.
- Research, analyse, prepare and present comprehensive written materials including solutions focussed reports, briefings, papers and presentations on policy and program issues and options for senior management, departmental executives, government and other key stakeholders.
- Plan and manage key projects, liaising with team members, anticipating and addressing issues, negotiating key elements with stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved.

To learn more about this position, please see the attached position description.
About you

**To be successful you will have**:

- Sound knowledge of and/or experience in Victorian government administrative processes.
- Proven track record in providing public sector policy advice within a complex social policy
- environment.
- Knowledge of current policy direction, research and issues within corrections and the criminal justice system more broadly, or the ability to understand these issues quickly.
- Strong conceptual, policy and analytical skills with ability to analyse complex operational, policy

How to apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
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 DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:
1. COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
2. Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)
Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.

**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.