Senior Project Officer, ARC Expansion, Magistrates' Court of VictoriaJob posted: 13/01/2025
Job type: Full time / until 27 February 2026
Organisation: Magistrates Court
Occupation: Projects
Reference: VG/MC2573A
Closes: 23/01/2025
Classification: VPSG5
Salary Range: $109,730 - $132,764
• An opportunity to support a large-scale statewide project within the Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV)
• An opportunity to implement a recommendation from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System
• Ability to work across multiple sites, each with different strategies, challenges and opportunities
• Further strengthen your project experience by working on a well-established project with multiple work streams
About Us The Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV) is a jurisdiction within the Court Services Victoria statutory authority and has a long history of providing justice for the people of Victoria in metropolitan and regional courts across the state.
The Court determines in excess of 300,000 cases per annum at 51 venues, equating to approximately 90 percent of all cases that come before Victorian courts each year.
The Court aims to be an innovative, accessible, and responsive court that provides quality services to the Victorian community.
Specialist Courts and Programs (SCP) are the MCV Directorate responsible for driving the implementation and development of solution-focused and therapeutic approaches to justice.
Our specialist responses address the underlying causes of offending behaviour and stop the "revolving door" of returning to court for individuals.
Current services include Court Support and Diversion Services (CISP, ARC, CROP, Criminal Justice Diversion), Drug Court, Koori Court, the Neighbourhood Justice Centre, and the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal.
The Assessment & Referral Court (ARC) is a solution-focused court underpinned by principles of therapeutic jurisprudence and recovery-oriented mental health practice.
The ARC Court is undergoing an expansion program to additional Court locations across metropolitan and regional Victoria as the result of recent funding announcements (the ARC Expansion Project).
About the Role The Senior Project Officer will contribute to the successful implementation of the ARC Expansion Project, through the provision of a range of project management and coordination functions and tasks.
The role will lead and support a range of project activities to achieve project outcomes and support the achievement of organisational objectives.
The position plays a critical role in relation to governance management and reporting, risks and issues management, monitoring and reporting on project status, stakeholder management, and financial management.
The role will support the strategic direction and priorities of the project and CSV.
About You You will have experience in project management, including coordinating multiple implementation activities within strict timeframes.You will have the ability to produce high-quality reports, memorandums, governance documents, and presentations.You will be skilled in scheduling and time management to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.You will have experience in stakeholder engagement, with internal and external stakeholders across the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.How to apply Click the 'Apply Now' button, ensuring you include the following in your application:
resumeOther information CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group.
CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity.
Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.
We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Magistrates Court job application system.
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