Senior Project Officer
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?
Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
Work Type: | Fixed term - full time |
Job Function: | Information Management |
Classification: | VPSG5 |
Work Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
Reference: | VG/1832393NOV2024 |
Closing Date: | 08-Dec-2024 |
Salary Range: | $109,730 - $132,764 |
Job Duration: | 30 June 2025 |
Attachments: | Position Description-EMV565-Senior Project Officer.docx (Word, 538KB) |
Contact: | Juliet Kim on 0456 778 528 Juliet.kim@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Fixed term opportunity until 30 June 2025
- Provide a range of records management and project delivery services
- VP5 salary between $109,730 to $132,764 plus superannuation
About the Business Unit
The Emergency Management group of the Department of Justice and Community Safety works closely with government and agencies across the emergency management portfolio. The group is led by the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management. Emergency Management includes the department's emergency management accountabilities and statutory entities and offices.
A special project has been established under the Office of the Deputy Secretary to lead on the decommissioning and migration of information systems and records of COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV), a former administrative office of the department that was stood up to administer the mandatory quarantine program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the Role
Reporting to the Program Lead CQV Transition, the Senior Project Officer will collaborate with multidisciplinary corporate support teams including Information and Records management specialists, Technology resources, and other Victorian government agencies, to review COVID-19 pandemic response records for sentencing under the forthcoming Pandemic Management Response Retention and Disposal Authority (RDA).
Some of your duties will include:
- Reviewing and documenting of locations of records and information in CQV databases and retention systems .
- Developing CQV information lifecycle management plan and data governance framework in consultation with other DJCS business areas and external agencies.
- Contributing briefs, progress reporting and other high-qualty, strategic deliverables to senior executives.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Intermediate Sharepoint and Microsoft Office Suite skills, familiarity with HP TRIM
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in applying government information and records management practices and public sector legislative requirements including the Public Records Act 1973, Health Records Act 2001 and Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
Qualifications
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent work experience in data science or public/ policy administration disciplines is desirable.
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 national police checks 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.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
- For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
- For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.
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.