Policy Specialist

1 week ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Chandler Macleod Full time

As one of the Australia's largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies.

For over 40 years Chandler Macleod's recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.


Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage a Policy Specialist on a contract for 12 months with 2x6 months extension options.


Position Overview


The Policy Specialist will straddle two inter-related work streams (the IGA and the NPE lines of effort) and play a key role in ensuring alignment between these work streams and associated activities to support the successful delivery of the PSMB Program.


Specific Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development and implementation of the PSMB NPE and IGA work plans.
  • Contribute to the development of the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) negotiation strategy, draft IGA and IGA schedules.
  • Provide input to drafting instructions to Lawyers.
  • Support the scoping, development and costing of options for Australian Government consideration.
  • Support the development of operating parameters and an operating model for a potential new entity through consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders.
  • Coordinate and support stakeholder engagement with state and territory governments including scheduling of meetings, recording stakeholder comments and feedback.
  • Contribute to the development of highlevel written material, submissions and briefs.
  • Identify and manage risks and issues including escalation of risks and issues where required.
  • Ensure alignment with PSMB Program work streams and activities where appropriate.
  • Contribute to the governance and reporting of the PSMB Program.
  • General administrative support.
  • Other tasks as required.

Essential Skills / Experience:

  • Strong policy development and implementation
  • Ability to draft wellwritten papers including submissions and briefs.
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Strong computer literacy, especially in Microsoft Office.


To be successful in this role, the individual will need to be self-motivated and have a strong ability to make connections between work streams.

They will also need to have strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills, good organisational and writing skills and attention to detail of a high order.


Desirable Skills / Experience:

- contributing to the drafting legal instructions and/or IGAs or MoUs and/or
- scoping, development and costing of options for Australian Government consideration
- development of operating models
- establishing new functions / entities / agencies

Mandatory Requirements:

  • Be an Australian Citizen
  • Obtain and maintain AGSVA security clearance. Negative Vetting 1 is preferred however Baseline is required at a minimum
  • Able to produce a current police check (less than 6 months old)

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