Senior Project Officer

• Drive project management and stakeholder engagement along with high-quality reporting and strategic support
• Ongoing role within a busy and supportive team
• VPS5 salary: $113,022 to $136,747 plus superannuation

About Us:

The Victorian Road Safety Strategy commits to the ambitious target of eliminating death from our roads by 2050, with the first step of halving road deaths by 2030. It also seeks to reduce the

incidence of serious injury resulting from road crashes. The Road Safety manages Victoria's road safety camera network and is a representative for the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) in Victoria's road safety partnership.

Road Safety contributes to this partnership in the operation of road safety cameras, and the policy and strategic directions of the broader road safety enforcement. Road Safety is accountable to the Minister for Police and the Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner.

About the Role:

The Senior Project Officer will provide guidance to support the senior project in the management of road safety camera projects. The Senior Project Officer will provide develop, deliver, and manage artefacts relating to change management, project governance, reporting requirements and quality assurance of finished artefacts relating to systems and network-based security systems throughout the procurement and delivery cycle, and where appropriate plan.

Some of your duties will include:

• Developing, delivering and managing the writing of briefs, change proposals, project documents and other deliverables to project staff, key stakeholders, and senior management.
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external project stakeholders including DJCS, project managers and agencies.
• Providing expert advice to senior executives, policy makers, and project stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Demonstrated ability in understanding camera equipment, construction, testing and hand over for enforcement processes under the Victorian Road Safety Camera Program.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of project artefacts for technical infrastructure projects, within a Road Safety or similar environment.
• Demonstrated experience in presenting project proposals to key stakeholders for decision making.

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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

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.