About this job
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education is 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
Governance, Strategy and Planning undertakes a range of enterprise activities to support the department to meet its strategic objectives and operational requirements, and delivers services and products to support frontline and corporate staff to effectively and confidently perform their duties.
GSP is seeking a motivated, critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills who is passionate about working with stakeholders to achieve better outcomes for our customers. GSP offers a creative environment for collaboration and teamwork; flexible work options; and learning opportunities and skill development.
The Strategy Design team within GSP leads the design, development, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of strategy and communicates departmental priorities to support informed decision-making by internal and external stakeholders.
This role will work with stakeholders across the department to lead the development and evaluation of education and early childhood strategies, policies, programs and projects. This may include providing secretariat support to high-level governance groups, and planning and managing stakeholder consultation.
About You
We are looking for a Principal Policy Officer who has the following attributes:
- Experience in strategic policy and/or program design and development
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation of programs, policies and strategies
- The ability to research and analyse issues, communicate complex information in clear and user-friendly products, and make informed recommendations
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, and a commitment to customer service
- High level writing and communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation, time management and coordination skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
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
- A 2-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
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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