Program Director, Information Warning Systems Program

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 194,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed term contract

Full-time role

Job summary

The Victorian Government, Emergency Management Victoria, invites applications for a Program Director, Information Warning Systems within EMV's Technology and Data Division. This fixed-term, full-time role leads the Information Warning capability, drives program governance, and shapes delivery across multiple work packages.

You will bring extensive program and project management experience in large, complex enterprises, hands-on delivery of major technology projects, knowledge of information,

Qualifications

• Extensive Program/Project Management experience in large, complex enterprises.
• Hands-on experience delivering large-scale technology projects through full project lifecycle.
• Sound working knowledge of information, communication and warning platforms.
• Experience in agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive workplace culture and practices that deliver on the vision of EM T&D.
• Lead, manage and oversee the multiple Work Packages associated with a replacement information and warning capability.
• Develop the program structure end-to-end including governance, procurement strategy, stakeholder engagement within the project delivery framework.

Skills

Program management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/EMV215OCT26

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?

• Lead, manage and oversee the multiple Work Packages associated with a replacement information and warning capability.
• Fixed Term, Full-Time opportunity.
• STS grade 7: $193,946 - $263,771 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Program Director, Information Warning Systems Program to provide a critical role at Emergency Management Victoria's Technology and Data Branch.

About the Business Unit

Emergency Management Victoria

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, is responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency management system in Victoria. EMV drives the integration of policy, strategy, operational coordination, and planning across Victoria's emergency management sector, contributing to safer, more resilient communities.

EMV works closely with government and agencies across the emergency management portfolio. The organisation is led by the Deputy Secretary/Chief Executive and Emergency Management Commissioner, Emergency Management Victoria and includes oversight of statutory entities and offices and the department's emergency management accountabilities.

Emergency Management Technology and Data Division

The Emergency Management Technology and Data (EM T&D) division is responsible for key Emergency sector common digital platforms for the emergency services sector. EM T&D is a trusted partner to emergency sector organisations, supporting the innovation and delivery of modern and effective Digital Infrastructure services tailored to the emergency sector's needs. Its main service functions include EM Strategic Planning and Business Development, EM Enterprise Architecture and Design, EM Digital Platforms and Products, EM Commercial Management and Budget, EM Portfolio, Program Delivery, Data Insights.

About the Role

Some of your duties will include:

• Drive workplace culture and practices that delivers on the vision of EM T&D.
• Lead, manage and oversee the multiple Work Packages associated with a replacement information and warning capability.
• Develop the program structure end-to-end including governance, procurement strategy, stakeholder engagement within the project delivery framework.

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:

• Extensive Program/Project Management experience in large, complex enterprises.
• Demonstrated ‘hands on' experience in implementing large scale technology projects through the full project management life cycle, as an outsourced service delivery or commercially provided private networks.
• Sound working knowledge of information communication and warning platforms.
• Experience in agile delivery.

Qualifications/requirements

• Extensive Program/Project Management experience in large, complex enterprises.
• Demonstrated ‘hands on' experience in implementing large scale technology projects through the full project management life cycle, as an outsourced service delivery or commercially provided private networks.
• Sound working knowledge of information communication and warning platforms.
• Experience in agile delivery.

The successful candidate willbe requiredto undergo pre-employment checkswhich mayincludereference checks,nationally coordinated criminal historychecks(NCCHC),andmisconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may includeVicRoadschecks,driverslicencechecks, medicalchecks, Working with ChildrenChecks, andDeclaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, pleasedon'thesitate toget in touch withthe 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.

Applications close Monday 2 November 2026 at 11.59pm