Aps 5 - Strategic and International Policy Officer

2 months ago


Canberra, Australia Australian Government Full time

$83,706 - $89,659 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
- Canberra - ACT

**The Role**
As an APS 5 Strategic and International Policy Officer in the team, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of international industrial collaboration policy advice and engagements. Strong communication and critical thinking skills, and an understanding of the strategic environment are essential.

The role will involve the ability to support both short-turn around international engagement tasks as well as long-term strategic policy. This is a policy development area requiring staff to explore innovative ideas and support strategically-aligned opportunities for defence industrial collaboration. You will need to understand how your work contributes to Defence’s policy priorities and assist with communicating this across the Defence Enterprise.

You will have opportunities to contribute to and attend briefings for senior managers and foreign Government officials. You will support in the development of international trade missions including briefing material and logistics support. You will gain exposure to a wide range of stakeholders across Australian Government, industry, and our international partners.

We also know that sometimes it’s hard to know what a job will be like from reading this position description alone. Please feel free to reach out to the contact officer to help you understand if this role is the right fit.

**About our Team**
The Defence Industry International Collaboration and Engagement Team (DIICE) is a high-performing section that drives industrial collaboration with key international partners (excluding the US and the UK) to support Defence’s National Defence Strategy. It provides a leading policy function for Defence Trade, Regulation and Industrial Collaboration Division. DIICE is responsible for developing Defence’s international industrial collaboration strategy and country prioritisation framework.

We drive industrial collaboration projects across the Defence enterprise and contribute to various international policy, industry and materiel dialogues. We engage closely across Government, in particular Austrade, to identify barriers to international industrial collaboration and work to find effective and innovative policy solutions.

We deliver engagements with our international counterparts to further industrial collaboration - in particular international dialogues and targeted trade missions globally that contribute to the National Defence Strategy while supporting Australian industry. We also lead on the development of policy advice relating to proposed transactions on the Defence Export Facility, a key government-owned funding source for industry.

The APS 5 Strategic and International Policy Officer will have the ability to support the development of high-level briefs such as Ministerial submissions, senior officer decision briefs and talking points on policy matters. They will be able to understand, condense and align disparate briefing material to support the development of clear and concise briefs and talking points for senior officials.
- A collaborative, team-oriented approach to supporting organisational outcomes;
- Sound judgement and an innovative, solution-oriented approach to problem solving;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to understand and tailor their messaging to suit their audience;
- A self-reflective approach to work so they can identify opportunities for improvement and capitalise on the knowledge and skills across the organisation;
- Developed interpersonal skills to liaise, collaborate and build productive stakeholder relationships;
- The personal responsibility, pride in their work, and resilience to achieve goals, even when priorities shift.



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