As a Senior Policy Officer you will work closely with the Emissions, Strategic Coordination and Governance Branch to deliver climate action policies and programs. The Senior Policy Officers will contribute by helping to support government agencies in undertaking appropriate climate change action, working in partnership with external stakeholders, as well as supporting the design and delivery of policies and programs

Key responsibilities

• Undertake research and analysis to support designing, delivering and evaluating contemporary policies and programs;
• Prepare and provide policy briefings and technical advice to senior departmental officers (oral and written);
• Manage your work program, including to prioritise, plan your workload for delivery, and action tasks to meet project plans using agile project management;
• Build productive relationships and liaise with staff from across government and non-government organisations to review, formulate, develop and implement policies, programs and partnerships;
• Develop products including action plans, policy discussion papers, consultation strategies, briefing notes, guidelines, reports, correspondence, project and program plans, presentations and communication material for internal and external stakeholders;
• Contribute to coordinating departmental positions on issues for whole-of-government policy development; and
• Contribute to the implementation of climate action projects and programs, including through contract management of outsourced delivery.

Skills and knowledge

To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated well-developed knowledge, or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge, of relevant Government priorities, policy and legislation;
• Demonstrated high-level ability to research, analyse and problem solve to develop responsive, well-evidenced, innovative and practical policy advice and program design;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with influence using high level written and verbal communication techniques, as well as the ability to present information in a clear and structured manner;
• Demonstrated well-developed ability to effectively prioritise and manage workloads to meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities;
• Demonstrated well-developed ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with team members, departmental staff and stakeholders across industry and government; and
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as an effective team member to successfully contribute to organisational objectives as a personal leader.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please email Callum Bowie at u&u on [email protected] quoting reference number 40415

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