Senior Project Officer, SaferSkills

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Melbourne VIC A rare opportunity to utilise your project management and operational skills to embed best practice. Fixed Term, full time (2 years) Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service. The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Project Officer, SaferSkills to join the Offender Services Reintegration division. This is a great opportunity to lead meaningful change by embedding best practice into day-to-day work—driving improvement, shaping systems, and guiding teams so that excellence becomes the standard. About the Business Unit The Offender Services and Reintegration (OSR) division of Corrections Victoria delivers best practice interventions to reduce reoffending including case management, education and employment, prison industries and reintegration supports. Within OSR, the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Branch (RRB) is responsible for programs across prisons and Community Correctional Services including transition and reintegration, parenting and family engagement, services for women, people with disability, family violence, and cultural programs. RRB is leading the Men's SaferSkills Project - a gender-responsive training initiative designed to strengthen and support a skilled custodial workforce to improve reintegration outcomes through consistent application of best practice correctional approaches. The project is delivered by a team comprising a Senior Project Manager and two Senior Project Officers, working together to support statewide implementation About the Role The Senior Project Office role plays a key role in the delivery of the Men's SaferSkills Project, supporting the implementation of a gender-responsive training model across the Victorian prison system. This role focuses on coordinating operational activities, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring frontline readiness for training delivery. Working closely with the Project Manager, prison sites, and relevant business units, the Senior Project Officer will ensure the project remains responsive and aligned with workforce reform objectives. The role is also responsible for embedding continuous feedback and supporting adaptive implementation based on operational needs and strategic outcomes. Some of your duties will include: Coordinate the day-to-day delivery of training design, development, and implementation activities to meet project timelines and objectives. Contribute to the design and development of training content, ensuring alignment with project goals, best practice, and stakeholder needs. Facilitate and support the delivery of training sessions, ensuring consistent, high-quality implementation of the SaferSkills model 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: Demonstrated experience in policy development and project management utilising the Department's Project Management Framework (PMF). An understanding of Corrections Victoria priorities, services and operating environment particularly how they relate to the Correctional Practice Framework. An understanding of the role of a custodial officer including training expectations. Qualifications/requirements The following qualifications are desirable but not mandatory: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) Certificate IV Correctional Practice (CSC40120) 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr