IT Project Manager

About us

The Workforce Inspectorate is an independent statutory authority and undertakes education, compliance and enforcement functions in relation to the following Victorian laws:

• Child Employment Act 2003
• Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005
• Long Service Leave Act 2018
• Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
• Workforce Inspectorate Victoria Act 2020

The Workforce Inspectorate is responsible for ensuring compliance with the above legislation. This includes providing advice and information about rights and responsibilities, assessing applications, and issuing child employment licences to allow children under 15 years to be employed, investigating alleged breaches of the legislation, and responding to non- compliance with appropriate compliance and enforcement measures including commencing a prosecution.

The Workforce Inspectorate undertakes a range of compliance activities in accordance with the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005 and will similarly monitor, assess, and seek compliance with the statutory framework of the Long Service Leave Act 2018.

The Workforce Inspectorate is a 'sector regulator' under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005. The legislation provides Workforce Inspectorate with a contemporary, graduated set of regulatory powers to monitor and enforce compliance with the child safe standards.

The Workforce Inspectorate also receives and refers complaints related to Victorian Government construction projects.

Introductory Statement

Reporting to the Principal Project Manager, the role will have primary responsibility for overseeing all ICT-related planning, coordination, requirements gathering, procurement, design and implementation activities required to establish the apprentice and trainee regulatory function within the Workforce Inspectorate.

About the role

A key focus of the role is to evaluate technical solution/platform options as well as vendor capabilities, analyse and clearly communicate associated risks to stakeholders, and support executive decision-making with recommendations in business-friendly language.

The scope of work in this role is to first undertake a comprehensive requirements gathering process including future and emerging ICT requirements. This will involve working with stakeholders across multiple regulators to drive the planning, procurement (through a tendering process), development, and implementation of solutions to ensure operational and technological readiness at the commencement of the function's operations.

Experience as Product Owner in a substantial development project will be highly regarded.

For more information, please see the Position Description

How to apply:

To be considered for this position applicants must submit:

• a resume
• a cover letter - addressing the key selection criteria (within two or three pages).

Applications close at midnight on 8 November 2026. If you require a copy of this advertisement in an accessible format, please contact the Recruitment team

Your applicated is to be submitted online by selecting the "Apply Now" button.

Other relevant information:

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent form along with a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check. Applicants must be an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.

The Workforce Inspectorate actively promotes diversity, inclusion, and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. All roles at The Workforce Inspectorate can be worked flexibly, however this may differ from role to role.

The Workforce Inspectorate is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with our obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act). To support this the Workforce Inspectorate has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all employees be fully vaccinated.