Senior Project Manager

• Lead the development, implementation and strategic coordination of a trauma-informed and gender-responsive training model for the Victorian prison system.
• Fixed, Full-Time opportunity until 30/06/2027.
• VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Project Manager - SaferSkills to provide a critical role within the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Branch.

About the Business Unit

The Offender Services and Reintegration division of Corrections Victoria (CV) is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including case management, education and employment, prison industries and rehabilitation and reintegration supports.

The Rehabilitation and Reintegration Branch (Branch) is responsible for a range of programs and services across both prisons and Community Correctional Services. These programs include transition and reintegration, parenting and family engagement, women, disability, family violence programs and services.

The division contributes to a safer community by supporting a safe and humane corrections system that provides opportunities for rehabilitation, supports reintegration and works toward Aboriginal self-determination.

About the Role

The Senior Project Manager - SaferSkills is responsible for leading the development, implementation and operationalisation of significant reform focussing on workforce capability that seeks to improve custodial case management through embedding a trauma-informed and gender-responsive training model for the Victorian men's prison system. The Senior Project Manager - Safer Skills will be required to oversee a project team and lead the implementation of this training model, and ensure alignment with other key workforce strategy projects, focussing on consistency and integration.

This project is central to building a skilled, confident, and well-supported workforce capable of delivering high-quality correctional services. It focuses on developing staff capability to effectively support people in custody and drive lasting behavioural change.

Some of your duties will include:

• Oversee the development, implementation and operationalisation of the SaferSkills case-management training model project across the Victorian prison system.
• Provide high-quality, authoritative advice on complex policy and operational issues.
• Ensure updates are provided in a timely manner and project status meetings are convened as necessary with recommendations presented before the relevant governance group.

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:

• Demonstrated experience in policy development and project management.
• Extensive experience and a record of achievement in the provision of advice to senior management and key stakeholders in a complex environment.
• High level understanding of the relationship between broader strategic government priorities and initiatives and their application or relevance to the correctional setting, in particular, an understanding of the Correctional Practice Framework.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary 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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.