**Utilise your contract management and administratioin skills**:
- **Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:
- **VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation**
**About Us**:
The Contracts and Infrastructure Branch are responsible for contract management, commercial oversight and advisory services, as well as the effective management and maintenance of all Corrections and Justice Services' prison and related infrastructure. This includes:
- The management and oversight of major contracts including the three private prisons, Port Phillip Prison, Ravenhall Correctional Centre and Fulham Correctional Centre.
- Representing the Corrections and Justice Services' interests on infrastructure and construction projects to ensure the best possible outcome for stakeholders and commercial partners.
- The development and implementation of all required systems, processes and policies to sustain this diverse asset portfolio.
**About the Role**:
The Contract Support Officer is responsible for preparing and issuing communications and notifications to prison operators pursuant to the agreements. The Contract Support Officer is responsible for contract administrative tasks including secretariat function for contractual meetings, processing formal communications and processing instruments of authority.
Some of your other duties will include:
- Undertaking detailed analysis to support conclusions relating to contractual or operational issues occurring at contracted prisons and within other contracts.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
**About You**:
**To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate**:
- Experience within a high volume administrative environment and use of administrative office systems, databases, policies & processes.
- Practical experience working within a strict records management environment, ideally within a government department or a comparable authorising environment.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
**How to Apply**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.