About this job
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
As the Policy Support Officer in the Policy and Procedure Register team, you will:
- Provide operational and system administration support to the department's online register of policies and procedures;
- Publish documents to the departmental website;
- Manage the team mailbox and provide advice on processes;
- Complete searches of previous policies and procedures for legal requests.
As the Policy Support Officer in the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, you will:
- Provide operational and system administration support for the department's online project and program management tool and work with an external vendor to resolve issues;
- Manage multiple team mailboxes;
- Support the team in delivering its corporate reporting and planning responsibilities including statutory body annual reports, the department's Annual Report, Operational Planning and other whole of government reporting requirements.
About You
What we're looking for in our next Policy Support Officer:
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisation and administrative skills;
- Great at stakeholder engagement and customer service;
- Great communicator and problem solver;
- Flexibility to work across a number of priorities;
- Ability to use or quickly acquire knowledge and capability to use a range of IT systems.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- Referencing the competencies outlined in the role description and the attributes sought in the job ad ('About you'), please provide a 1-page written statement about how your skills and experience will allow you to perform the duties outlined in the Role Description ('About the role') in the context of GSP's functions.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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