Senior Program Advisor

• Utilise your Program Coordination expertise to provide support and advice to the National Redress Scheme
• A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service until 30th June 2027
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

Victim Services, Support and Reform (VSSR) is part of the Police, Racing, Victims and Coordination Group within the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). VSSR is responsible for the delivery and reform of services to victims of crime, placing victims at the centre of our justice system, as well as direct service provision through a range of programs including the Victims of Crime Helpline, Victims Register and the Victims Assistance Program.

The National Redress Scheme Operations Team sits within the VSSR branch and is the central coordination point for the Victorian Government's participation in the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (National Redress Scheme).

The National Redress Scheme:

• acknowledges that many children were sexually abused in Australian institutions
• holds institutions accountable for this abuse, and
• helps people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse gain access to counselling, a direct personal response, and a Redress payment.

About the Role:

The Senior Program Advisor will work collaboratively with stakeholders within the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments focusing on the participation of the Victorian Government in the National Redress Scheme.

Some of your duties will include:

• Managing complex projects to support the whole of Government coordination of the National Redress Scheme, including managing secretariat services for committees and working groups
• Preparing high-quality advice and analysis to influence decisions of relevant governance bodies, including interdepartmental and interjurisdictional committees and working groups
• Assisting with the management and coordination of the Victorian Government's participation in the National Redress Scheme, including reading applications for redress and allocating the applications to the responsible institution, completing templates for information requests, monitoring applications received, reviewing responses, updating databases to track information, and analysing data.

This position commences on 1st December 2025.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated project and program management experience, including the ability to achieve objectives within tight timeframes
• Demonstrated skills in the use of data to inform project management including good working knowledge and experience in using Microsoft excel
• Proven analytical skills with a strong focus on attention to detail.

To learn more about the Technical Expertise you will require, please read the attached position description.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Experience and/or a tertiary qualification in a relevant field 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 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.