Job opportunity

THE OPPORTUNITY

The State Intelligence and Command portfolio seeks a highly motivated Project Manager to form part of a multi-disciplinary team to contribute to the successful delivery of the portfolio’s diverse range of projects.

As an inclusive and highly organised professional, you will actively contribute to supporting frontline police officers to keep our community safe. You will directly see the benefits of your innovative service delivery supporting police intelligence and communications across the state.

You will ensure the high-quality management of a range of corporate, communications, technology, data science projects to enhance frontline technical and tactical capability for personnel who operate in some of the most isolated, challenging and unique landscapes in the world.

THE ROLE

Project Managers are integral to the delivery of priority projects to build capacity, improve functionality and maximise the resource and investment opportunities in ways that reduce risk, cost and deliver greater value to the wider Agency.

This includes management of deliverables, oversight of capital and recurrent budgets to uphold fiscal responsibility, strategic planning, stakeholder and relationship management including with vendors and staying abreast of industry trends to make informed decisions that contribute to the advancement of the agency.

The role is responsible for strategically navigating the intersection of frontline policing, inter-agency communications, technology, trade craft and business analytics to optimise technological, human and financial resources available to enhance the operational capacity of our frontline police officers.

ABOUT US 

The WA Police Force has over 10,000 employees located across the largest policing jurisdiction in the world, with 200 police facilities in 15 policing districts across the State. Our priorities are our people, our partnerships and our performance. We are committed to enforcing the law, preventing crime and managing and coordinating emergencies.   

The WA Police Force’s values of Duty, Teamwork, Integrity and Care are an integral part of how we do business. Alignment with our values should be incorporated within your application. Integrity within the WA Police Force means employees are held to a high standard of conduct, both in and outside of work. Further information is available in the Work-Related Requirements component of the position description form. 

Work, Health and Safety is vital to WA Police Force operations. We incorporate safety in every part of our business and it is an essential part of our decision-making processes. 

The WA Police Force is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal Australians, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women to apply for positions within our agency. The WA Police Force also promotes and supports flexible, family friendly work practices.

We believe all our people are leaders irrespective of their role. We consider this as critical to our success and, to support this, we have adopted Leadership Expectations  which provide a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector.  The leadership context for this role is: Leading Leaders. 

THE BENEFITS   

• Flexible working arrangements. 
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance. 
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Salary packaging options for vehicles and superannuation. 
• 4 weeks of Annual Leave with the option to purchase additional leave each year. 
• 3 Public Service Holidays per year.  
• Access to Long Service Leave every 7 years
• On site gym facilities at Perth Headquarters. 
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program including immediate family members living at home. 
• Access to free WA Police Force Chaplaincy and Psychological services. 
• An active social club that welcomes WA Police Force family members. 

HOW TO APPLY 

To demonstrate your talents, please provide a comprehensive CV together with a statement of claim of no more than 1 page demonstrating your experience in project management with a focus on stakeholder engagement. Provide an example of a project you have delivered where you have used your experience to engage with stakeholders, analyse their needs, research products or solutions and the management controls you implemented to successfully deliver the project. Detail how your approach helped to overcome obstacles and manage deliverables to achieve outcomes.

Please also include the contact details of two professional referees who we can contact as part of the recruitment process, with a current line manager preferred. 

For applicants deemed suitable, all essential work-related requirements in the position description form will be assessed at some stage during the selection process. 

Candidates must also read the attached supplementary information regarding conditions of employment including integrity checking requirements and the WA Police Force Drug and Alcohol policy. 

During the recruitment process we provide reasonable adjustments to allow people with a disability to participate effectively.  If you have any access or communication needs to allow you to better participate in this process, please contact our Police Staff Selection and Deployment Manager Matt Davis on telephone (08) 6229 5723 or via email at matt.davis@police.wa.gov.au  

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 

Applicants are requested to apply online.  To apply online, you must have a valid email address and be ready to attach your comprehensive electronic resume, integrity check form (if required) and any additional attachments as requested in the “APPLICATION PROCESS” section of the advertisement. Please select the “APPLY FOR JOB” button at the top/bottom of this advertisement.  

Should you encounter any problems lodging your online application please contact Police Staff Selection and Deployment on (08) 6229 5772 during business hours (8am to 4pm, Monday – Friday), prior to the specified closing time. 

EMAILED, LATE OR PRO-FORMA APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 

Application packages, supplementary work-related requirements/information and the Position Description Form are attached. 

FOR FURTHER SPECIFIC JOB-RELATED INFORMATION 

Please contact Steve Turner on 0417 180 158 between 8:00am and 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.