Senior Project Officer, Sector Investment

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $106,534 - $128,897
Occupation: Projects
Reference: VG/1799172AUGUST2024
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?

• Senior Project Officer Sector Investment within Emergency Management
• Ongoing opportunity to join a busy and collaborative team
• Attractive VPS5 salary between $106,534 to $128,897 plus superannuation

DJCS Emergency Management includes the department’s emergency management accountabilities delivered through Emergency Management Victoria, Emergency Recovery Victoria, and emergency management statutory entities and offices. The work of the group supports the emergency management sector to work together to strengthen the capacity of individuals, communities, government, agencies and business to build safer and more resilient communities.
Sector Investment and Performance - What does the business unit do?
Sector Investment and Performance, Emergency Management is responsible for the oversight and monitoring of investment, governance, assurance, performance and reporting of emergency management portfolio agencies. The unit is responsible for ensuring the delivery of centralised enabling functions, including strategic and business planning risk and business continuity management, and government business. Key functional responsibilities also include state budget coordination and legislated reporting and assurance activities and provision of executive services. The Business Unit also supports coordination of critical emergency capability functions within DJCS EM.

WHAT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SHOULD THE SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER SECTOR INVESTMENT HAVE?

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to use analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems and develop plans to meet project objectives.
• Strong written and interpersonal skills.

If you have any queries, please contact Courtney Marin on 0414 426 862 or courtney.marin@justice.vic.gov.au.

• Coordinating and writing state budget proposals, investment related Cabinet and committee submissions, and out of cycle supplementary funding requests.
• Conducting analysis and providing strategic advice to senior executives and government on complex and sensitive issues relating to emergency management investment, funding and procurement.
• Scoping, establishing and coordinating identified projects to ensure delivery to time, scope and budget