Experienced Senior Project Officer with strong capabilities in building sustainable meaningful relationships, influencing decision makers and delivering successful project outcomes for Victoria Police across a diverse number of initiatives and portfolios.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
VPS5 Senior Project Officer
Offender Management Division, Intelligence and Covert Support Command, Victoria Police
05.2022 - Current
Lead the project management of the division’s key strategic projects in relation to Registered Sex Offender and Post Sentence Supervision Order Management, including the review of Compliance Officer training
Provide a strategic advisory function to the Superintendent Offender Management Division and have responsibility for leading divisional responses to policy proposals, cabinet submissions, legislative reform and other requests that require the coordination of inputs across the division
Coordinated the Victoria Police response to recommendations from the 2021 IBAC audit of the Sex Offender Registry
Represent the Division at senior governance meetings for Intelligence and Covert Support Command including the Regional Offender Management Operations Committee and Serious Offender Management Steering Committee
Parental
Leave
04.2023 - 04.2024
VPS5 Senior Policy and Projects Advisor
Priority and Safer Communities Division, Capability Department, Victoria Police
02.2019 - 05.2022
Management of the Victims Assistance Program (VAP) Co-location in police stations
Program manager for Equality is not the same…(ENS) program of works including development of evaluation framework and public facing report cards detailing project acquittal
Project lead for migration of online police resource Community Support Hub onto Microsoft SharePoint.
Developed long-lasting relationships with community stakeholders to influence project and policy work to improve police service delivery to priority groups
Leave
Parental
12.2020 - 01.2022
Acting VPS6 Community Portfolio Manager – Human Rights
Priority Communities Division, Victoria Police
02.2019 - 04.2019
Provide strategic advice to senior Victoria Police members on human rights issues
Ongoing identification and development of operational human rights tools and resources to build capability, including review of Human Rights Impact Assessments for operational orders
Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the Chief Commissioner of Police Human Rights Strategic Advisory Committee members
Improve organisational accountability by monitoring and reporting on service delivery against policy and practice standards.
Acting VPS5 Senior Policy and Projects Advisor
Priority Communities Division, Victoria Police
06.2018 - 02.2019
VPS4 Policy and Projects Officer
Priority Communities Division, Victoria Police
01.2016 - 01.2018
Project lead for two projects within the Equality is not the same… phase two Program of work including: Development and launch of Community Support Hub and state-wide roll out of a contact card for all police and Protective Service Officers including extensive consultation with peak community stakeholders and frontline police members
Project support for work emanating from the Victorian Government’s Community Safety Statement, including leading the recruitment campaign for new community engagement staff and establishing governance frameworks for newly establish community engagement team
Comprehensive reporting for Executive Command and Ministerial and Independent Trustee briefings
Secretariat for Young People Portfolio Reference Group
Corporate reporting and briefings for the Command Information Sharing Report on behalf of the Commander of the Division
VPS3 Project Officer
Priority Communities Division, Victoria Police
01.2015 - 01.2016
Developed a strong understanding of contemporary issues that impact priority community groups and their experience with police
Secretariat for the seven Portfolio Reference Groups (PRGs) within Priority Communities Division - (Aboriginal, Mental Health, Seniors, LGBTI, Disability, Aboriginal and Youth)
The Chief Commissioner’s Human Rights Strategic Advisory Committee
The Community Engagement Strategic Advisory Group
Equality is not the same… Steering Committee
Equality is not the same… Year Three Assessment, coordination of community stakeholder consultations and summaries
Management of data around ‘hits’ on Community Support Hub resources.
Senior Community Corrections Officer
Community Work North Metro Carlton Community Corrections
01.2014 - 01.2015
Managed a team of Corrections Officers, facilitated the allocation of workloads and provided professional supervision, coaching & mentoring
Project lead for the Fix the Cycle community work program targeted at young offenders involving restoration of old bikes for donation to refugees whilst completing community work hours
Assisted Regional Community Work Program Manager with compiling data into monthly reports for Regional Director
Acting Regional Community Work Program Manager
West Metro Sunshine Community Corrections
04.2014 - 05.2014
Contribute to the development and delivery of strategic regional community work partnerships
Compile monthly reports to Regional Director and General Manager addressing Service Delivery Outcomes (SDOs), BP3 measures and Regional Business Plan Action Plans
Regular budget forecasting and expenditure for all community work programs
Organise the provision of diverse accredited training opportunities for offenders, including adult education
Manage and develop service level agreements within the community work program
Lead a strong multidisciplinary team within the Community Work Unit
Acting Senior Community Corrections Officer
West Metro Sunshine Community Corrections
01.2013 - 12.2013
Community Corrections Officer Site Development Community Work
West Metro Sunshine Community Correction
01.2012 - 01.2013
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice Administration
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