Senior Project Manager

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time / 30 June 2025
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $130,673 - $174,869
Occupation: IT and Telecommunications
Reference: VG/DJCS/CSI/1808433
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
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.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Utilise your Project Management expertise
• Fixed 30th June 2025, Full-Time Opportunity
• VPS Grade 6: $130,673 - $174,869 plus super

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to provide a critical role within Technology Solutions & Data Security

QUALIFICATIONS

• Project management qualifications, such as SAFe, PMI Agile-Certified Practitioner and PRINCE2 certification or equivalent experience, are desirable.

Establish effective internal and external stakeholder relationships using effective informal and formal methods of communication, including the preparation of complex reports, briefings and presentations to influence senior stakeholders to achieve project objectives.

Some of your duties will include:

• Establish effective internal and external stakeholder relationships using effective informal and formal methods of communication, including the preparation of complex reports, briefings and presentations to influence senior stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Provide regular updates to senior management and key stakeholders on the status of internal and external dependencies. Prepare comprehensive reports highlighting internal or external dependency risks and issues impacting delivery timelines with mitigation strategies
• Undertake cross-functional coordination and the facilitation of collaboration and communication across various internal teams and streams (e.g., both technology stacks and the respective SDLC phases)

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