Senior Contracts Adviser
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Ongoing - full time |
| Job Function: | Other |
| Classification: | VPSG5 |
| Work Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Reference: | VG/DJCSD02588APR26 |
| Closing Date: | 15-Apr-2026 |
| Salary Range: | $113,022 - $136,747 |
| Job Duration: | N/A |
| Attachments: | Senior Contracts Adviser - Road Safety Camera Program D02588.pdf (PDF, 243KB) Position Description |
| Contact: | Troy Bell Troy.Bell@Justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
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Utilise your contracts expertise to provide support and advice to Community Safety Victims and Racing
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Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
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VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation
About the Business Unit:
The Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 commits to the ambitious target of eliminating death from our roads by 2050, with the first step of halving road deaths by 2030. It also seeks to reduce the incidence of serious injury resulting from road crashes.
The Road Safety manages Victoria's road safety camera network and is a representative for the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) in Victoria's road safety partnership. Road Safety contributes to this partnership in the operation of road safety cameras, and the policy and strategic directions of the broader road safety enforcement. Road Safety is accountable to the Minister for Police and the Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner.
The Contracts Management team has overall responsibility for monitoring all contracts and agreements that support the delivery of a wide range of road safety camera services. The Senior Contracts Adviser, is primarily responsible for the management of key contracts and agreements across the range of Road Safety services. This includes management and assessment of contractor/supplier perform.ance and providing authoritative advice and inform.ation regarding contractual obligations.
About the Role:
The Senior Contracts Adviser supports the Manager, Contracts in monitoring, investigating analysing and reporting on contractor/supplier perform.ance against key perform.ance indicators and service standards and also support the management of non-compliance incidents. The Senior Contracts Adviser regularly makes recommendations for improvement and monitors corrective actions undertaken by the contractor to address issues identified.
The role works closely with internal and external stakeholders, including Victoria Police operational members, concerning the crossover of contractual performance with operational components of Road Safety's Mobile Camera Program om support of ensuring the mobile camera program is operationally effective
This role will provide direct support to the State's commitment to effectively manage the road safety camera network as well as directly impact the delivery of key enforcement initiatives that DJCS is responsible for under the Victorian Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 and associated Road Safety Action Plan 2021-2024 and 2024 - 2027.
This role supports RSCP in managing approximately $180M+ annually in high risk and high value outsourced contracts, and approximately $120M+ in project funding from external agencies to support the delivery of key initiatives. Specifically, this role is responsible for contract managing the high risk and high value Distracted Driver and Seatbelt Services agreement and all associated contractual requirements including but not limited to:
- Management and assessment of contractor/supplier perform.ance and providing authoritative advice and inform.ation regarding contractual obligations
- Undertake and lead the monitoring, investigating, and reporting of contractor perform.ance including against key perform.ance indicators and service standards.
- Manage incidents of non-compliance including assessment of operational compliance and audit activities.
The role works closely with internal and external stakeholders, including Victoria Police operational members, concerning the crossover of contractual perform.ance with operational components of Road Safety's Mobile Camera Program in support of ensuring the mobile camera program is operationally effective.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in monitoring operational service delivery against performance specifications.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working in a highly regulated environment with experience in the managing contractual aspects of a complex operational delivery service model.
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex policy and issues and to provide accurate and strategic advice.
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 form.ats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration 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, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
To be eligible, please apply before 11.59pm 15th April 2026
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.
