Policy & Redress Projects Lead

Department of Justice and Community Safety; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety in Victoria is seeking a Senior Project Officer to support redress schemes through policy and project work, ensuring schemes meet legal, policy and reporting requirements.

You will provide clear advice, prepare briefs, maintain accurate records, develop practical solutions, and oversee careful decommissioning to meet scheme requirements. A tertiary qualification is desirable and strong public service project experience is required.

Qualifications

• No mandatory qualification listed.
• Tertiary qualification in project management, policy development or public administration highly desirable.
• Strong project management experience in a regulated public service setting.
• Ability to analyse complex information and turn it into clear advice.
• Ability to solve problems, manage projects and support compliance and reporting.
• Resilient, empathetic and able to work with others through change.
• Systems thinking, policy design, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• provide clear advice on redress matters and improve policies and procedures
• prepare useful briefs and advice on issues affecting redress schemes
• maintain accurate records and data to support service reporting
• develop practical solutions for emerging issues and priority projects
• coordinate careful decommissioning work while meeting scheme requirements.

Skills

Clear advice

Policies & procedures improvement

Systems thinking

Policy design skills

Critical thinking

Influence & collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in project management/policy development/public administration

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety in Victoria is seeking a Senior Project Officer to support redress schemes through policy and project work, ensuring schemes meet legal, policy and reporting requirements.

You will provide clear advice, prepare briefs, maintain accurate records, develop practical solutions, and oversee careful decommissioning to meet scheme requirements. A tertiary qualification is desirable and strong public service project experience is required.