Principal Policy Officer

2 days ago


Brisbane, Australia Resources Safety and Health Queensland Full time

The Principal Policy Officer works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop high quality policy and legislation to improve the regulation of safety and health in Queensland's mining, petroleum and gas and explosives industries.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide professional, accurate and timely policy advice to Resources Safety & Health Queensland divisions and other stakeholders
- Assess and advise on the appropriate approach and strategy on a wide range of complex policy and legislative amendments
- Develop innovative solutions to complex problems
- Prepare complex documents including discussion papers, reports, submissions, briefing notes, legislation, presentations, speeches, publications, policy documents and correspondence
- Work collaboratively and negotiate effectively with departmental colleagues, the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel and other government, industry and non-government organisations to achieve policy objectives and deliver government commitments

Further informationThe role description outlines the specific requirements and key challenges of the role. If you are interested in this job, we encourage you to read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.

Applications will remain current and may be considered for identical/similar vacancies, provided the appointment is made within 12 months of the closingdate of the original vacancyThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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