Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/082574A
Senior Project Officer
The Role
As a Senior Project Officer, you will contribute to level engagement that lifts and supports performance. This role requires interactions between the Training Operations and Assurance branch and individual training providers contracted to deliver government subsidised training under Skills First and aligned Government priorities. In conjunction with in-depth data analysis, the Senior Project Officer will build upon their interactions to build an understanding of the operations, behaviour and performance of contracted training providers and their compliance with the VET Funding Contract.
The Senior Project Officer will lead on tasks related to contracting of the Skills First program, encompassing the Provider Selection process, approvals (allocation, variations, subcontracting, brokering), performance monitoring and any other tasks related to contract management. The Senior Project Officer has responsibility that delivers enquires management, information sessions, provider visits, data analysis, provider intelligence and closures.
The Senior Project Officer prepares authoritative advice to Manager, CPMR on functional areas of expertise, including the preparation of complex briefings, reports, memos and correspondence to a range of audiences while working in partnership within the department and across governments, industry and the training system to deliver on expected outcomes.
Key accountabilities include:
The Team
The position of Senior Project Officer will work within the Training Operations and Assurance branch, which sits within Skills and Employment (SE) group.
Skills and Employment (SE) focuses on enabling Victorians to gain access to skills and employment opportunities and enabling a strong pipeline of workers to meet Victoria's skills needs, now and into the future.
We work in collaboration across government, industry and community to deliver skills-focused solutions that leverage the opportunities in the economy and drive improved workforce outcomes across all levels of the skills and training system.
We oversee the Victorian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system with a specific focus on ensuring the delivery of quality outcomes through TAFEs through the Office of TAFE Coordination and Delivery, informed by our partnership with the Victorian Skills Authority.
We have a leadership role to drive better apprenticeship outcomes, promote pathways to the workforce and foster connectio ns between employers and industry.
We partner with universities to meet government priorities and drive better outcomes through the higher education system. We support high quality, tailored lifelong learning opportunities for adult learners seeking to develop the skills they need for work, further study, and to participate fully in the Victorian community.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experience:
Further Information
For a confidential discussion, please contact Cameron Walsh, Manager, Contracted Provider Management and Relationships on (03) 8656 0424.
The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team on 0472875685, or via email at [email protected] with the position number in the subject line. For additional contact details for our team please review the attached Position Description, located under Job Attachments in the right hand menu.
How to Apply
Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your Resume and respond to the Key Selection Criteria as outlined in the position description.
Applications close at 23:59pm on Thursday, 16 October 2025.