Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $116,413 - $140,849
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne
Reference: VG/101734A
Senior Project Officer (Marrung Team)
The Role
DJSIR is reimagining how we do business, actively championing First Peoples' self-determination in both our strategic decisions and day-to-day operations. Drawing on your policy experience and leadership, you'll help shape a workplace where First Peoples perspectives and practices are valued, understood and embedded in everything we do. The role of the Senior Project Officer in the Marrung Team is to engage, partner and collaborate with the First Nations community, including First Nations organisations.
Main accountabilities:
The Team
The position of Senior Project Officer (Marrung Team) forms a part of the TAFE Strategy, Systems and Tertiary Governance branch within the Skills and TAFE group.
Skills and TAFE (S&T) focuses on enabling Victorians to access the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to participate in today's workforce, prepare for future jobs, and achieve their educational aspirations. The Office of TAFE Coordination and Delivery (OTCD) incorporating the TAFE Strategy, Systems and TertiaryGovernance branch and the TAFE Performance, Finance and Infrastructurebranch, plays a system leadership and management role for the Victorian TAFE Network (VTN) across Victoria.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:
Further Information
For a confidential discussion, please contact Tracey Evans, Manager, Marrung Team on [email protected] or Shane Hapimiraki, Senior Project Officer on [email protected]
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 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 Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at [email protected] with the position number in the subject line.
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 a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.
Applications close at 23:59pm on 12 August 2026.