Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/20047764E
This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain experience working as a Project Officer in the Victoria Police Royal Commission into Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction Projects (RCIMPI) Response Taskforce (Taskforce).
The Taskforce sits within Legal Services which provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts, and the Victorian community. Legal Services is led by an Executive Director and employs over 800 staff spread across four divisions – the Office of the Executive Director; the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division; the Courts & Prosecution Services Division; and the Legal Business Operations Division. Our vision is to be a centre of prosecutorial and legal excellence, with people who are recognised as being fair, just and valued partners in the Victorian justice system
The Taskforce has been established to assist in Victoria Police's response to the RCIMPI and consists of an Operations, Legal and Project Unit. This role sits within the Project Unit.
The purpose of the Project Unit is to coordinate organisational responses to notices served on Victoria Police by the RCIMPI pursuant to the the Inquiries Act 2014. The Project Unit will work in close collaboration with a variety of stakeholders in Victoria Police across operational, policy and legal streams to meet these obligations in tight timeframes.
The successful applicant will join a dynamic Project Unit that reports to a Project Manager. As a VPS 4 Project Officer you will be required to work in close collaboration with a variety of internal units and external stakeholders to advance Victoria Police's organisational responses to the RCIMPI.
Taskforce staff are agile, giving you the opportunity to work across multiple functions and subject matters to support the broader team in delivering organisational priorities. The Taskforce has a strong culture of service excellence, teamwork, inclusion and support across work units to achieve positive outcomes for Victoria Police and the wider community.
The successful applicant will join a dynamic Project Unit that reports to the Project Manager. As a VPS4 Project Officer, you will be required to work in close collaboration with a variety of internal units and external stakeholders to advance Victoria Police's organisational responses to the RCIMPI.
Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.
Your duties will include:
As the successful applicant, you will have:
Mandatory Requirements:
Desirable:
Requirements and relevant information:
Your application must include:
Applications close midnight, 27 October 2026.
Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms: Victorian Government careers website (Careers.vic) or Seek. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.
For further information, please contact: [email protected].
No recruitment agencies please.
We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to support an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirement/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process (including an alternate method of submission of the application), please contact VPS Recruitment via email [email protected] or on (03) 8335 6004.
About Us:
Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees con sisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.
Victoria Police is committed to creating a workplace that is safe and inclusive of all our people. We empower and expect our people, at all levels, to develop interpersonal connections and collaborate, use sound judgement, and create and innovate.
In alignment with the principle of self-determination, Victoria Police is dedicated to enhancing our collaboration with the Aboriginal community in Victoria as we build a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We continue to engage and build relationships with local Aboriginal communities and work closely with them to enhance opportunities and services aimed at empowerment, equality, and equal participation across all areas of the organisation.
We value the diversity and differences of our employees, including their age, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experience. We celebrate these diverse experiences and perspectives as each person brings an informed and contemporary approach to our work which enhances the wellbeing of all. We aim to provide a safe place that is reflective of the community it serves, allowing everyone to bring their whole selves to work.”
If after reading this, you're not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our purpose, the determination to face a challenge and a willingness to grow and learn, we think you should click the apply button anyway. We're passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you.
Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vps