Project Officer, Counter Terrorism Coordination

• Work within the CTC team to lead and support various projects to strengthen the CVE Service Delivery Model across Corrections and Justice Services.
• Fixed, Full-Time Opportunity (Seconment Backfill until 26/08/2026.)
• VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Project Officer to provide a critical role within Counter Terrorism Coordination team.

About the Business Unit

The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising of Corrections Victoria, Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.

Corrections Victoria is responsible for a safe, secure and humane system that provides programs and services that support rehabilitation through addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

Counter Terrorism Coordination (CTC) within Sentence Management Division, is responsible for the operational strategic direction of CVE across Corrections Victoria and Justice Services. CTC ensures that CJS' approach to CVE evolves with current and emerging evidence of good practice in the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals at risk of committing or who have committed religiously or ideologically motivated violent extremism.

CTC works closely with a range of internal stakeholders including Complex Classification Unit, Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit, Forensic Intervention Services and Parole Central Unit, as well as external stakeholders including Victoria Police, Attorney General's Department, Australian Federal Police and the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office.

About the Role

The Project Officer works within the Counter Terrorism Coordination team to lead and support various projects to strengthen the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Service Delivery Model across Corrections and Justice Services and provide operational support including to the Violent Extremism Identification Panel.

Some of your duties will include:

• Maintain data and project planning for the Violent Extremism Identification Panel and the review process, including preparing agendas and minute taking.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and focus on understanding their key issues.
• Ensure that programs and projects are successfully delivered, through proactively identifying and managing project risks, creating efficient business systems and execution strategies, apply organisational strategies, frameworks and priorities to plan, guide and monitor complex projects in order to meet long-term objectives.
• Develop project scopes and briefs that clearly define the requirements and objectives of the project.

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:

• Excellent data management, written and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in project management teams, ideally within in a Government environment, is desirable.
• Knowledge/experience in either the field of violent extremism or operational environments is desirable.

Qualifications/requirements

• A relevant tertiary qualification would be an advantage.

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.