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Policy and Project Officer

1 month ago

Melbourne, Australia Commission for Children and Young People Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / to 31 December 2024

Organisation: Commission for Children and Young People

**Salary**: $91,418 - $103,725

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: VG/613691A

The Commission is an independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people. It has a particular focus on vulnerable children and young people. The Commission is also the regulator for the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme. The Commission supports flexible and hybrid working models

The Policy and Projects Officer works within the Education and Capacity Building team. Drawing on their policy analysis skills to adapt complex legislation into a form suitable for its diverse intended audience, the Officer will participate in the development and delivery of guidance activities utilising multiple delivery methods. This includes face to face presentations, webinars, on-demand videos, written resources and web materials. Project management skills and data literacy are required to inform work and track progress, whilst maintaining effective stakeholder relationships internal and external to the Commission.

**In this role you will**:

- Interpret policy and legislation to enable stakeholders to understand their obligations under the Child Safe Standards (CSS) and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS) through a range of delivery methods.
- Participate in and lead projects to deliver ongoing capacity building and awareness strategies for CSS and RCS.
- Contribute to the development of targeted resources and tools that will enable diverse industries, organisations, and sectors to comply with their obligations under CSS and RCS and keep children safe.
- Build and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Undertake research, data gathering and analysis to support a range of activities.

**About You**
- thrive in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate flexibility
- be comfortable and confident in presenting information in-person and online to diverse audiences
- be skilled in turning complex materials into user-friendly and accessible resources
- be skilled in preparing and developing engaging, logical, sequential, succinct capacity building resources, based on adult learning principles and utilising a range of technologies
- have project management experience and expertise
- be a team player and have strong collaboration skills.

**What we can offer you**
- Flexible working arrangements.
- A friendly and supportive working environment.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Free access to the building's lifestyle centre including a gym, secure bicycles storage, shower rooms with hair dryers, straighteners, ironing board and fresh towels.
- Free Parcel Lockers - no more missing deliveries or rushing home to meet the courier.

**Applications close midnight Thursday 31 August 2023**

**How to Apply**

Please include a resume and covering letter.

There will be questions pertaining to a number of the position's Key Selection Criteria to which you are required to respond. There is no need to respond to the selection criteria itself.

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

The Commission is committed to diversity and strongly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds, LGBTI+ people and people with disabilities.

The Commission is headed by the Principal Commissioner, Liana Buchanan, and the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, Meena Singh.

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