Principal Policy Officer

7 days ago


Brisbane, Australia Eden Richie Recruitment Full time

Eden Ritchie is seeking a **Principal Policy Officer** to undertake a very specific component of work to research, write and update Department policies and procedures to ensure compliance with operating and regulatory requirements to enable Department’ infrastructure portfolio to provide safe and secure services to be completed by 30 June 2024.

Integrating with corporate and local management stakeholders, along with external service providers, this role will manage the dynamics of engagement across all levels, up to senior and Executive levels. Therefore high professional maturity, high emotional intelligence and the ability to “read the room” are mandatory. It will also consider the connectivity of future implementation communication, change resistance, change management, and information accessibility, given this policy framework will be the first formal approach as to how Department manage their infrastructure base.

This role will require a **seasoned principal / senior policy writer with project planning experience and high calibre engagement skills**.
- **2 month contract with possible 3 month extension**:

- **Brisbane CBD location**

**As the Principal Policy Officer, your key responsibilities will include**:

- Produce an overarching Asset Management Policy with linkage to the Financial Accountability Act 2009, Financial Management Performance Standard 2019, Department Financial Management Practice Manual and Queensland’s Building Policy Framework
- Produce a Building Performance Management Framework with quantitative and qualitative measures that will be required to be adopted to inform asset investment prioritisation and functional deficiency with respect to building security standards.
- Produce a sub policy to the Department Information Security Policy to ensure the Infrastructure Command has a policy framework to implement controlled processes for the management of operational technology specific to electronic security systems cyber security management with the purpose to comply with Queensland Government's Information security policy (IS18:2018) and enable the Assistant Commissioner, Infrastructure to attest and confirm the validity of the security status over operational technology to the Chief Digital Officer.
- Develop/update existing procedural workflow documents to ensure accountable decision making and appropriate assurance of
- Project initiation processes.
- Project quality assurance for alignment with security standards.

**The successful applicant will demonstrate**:

- Evidence of policy framework formulation experience including ability to combine research, analysis, operational outcomes, legislative knowledge and service requirements.
- High calibre written experience for all aspects of this role - policy, briefs, presentations, reports, progress updates, business cases - and similar.
- Project planning, prioritisation and management experience; risk management protocols, start/finish focus to delivery outcomes.
- Team player / team member capabilities, with high stakeholder engagement able to build good relationships and networks. Being a self starter with high attention to detail is crucial, as is being respected as a recognised as a SME. They will also need the natural ability cope with moving deadlines, priorities, and similar as tasks progress or change.

**If this role sounds like you, please APPLY NOW submitting your resume in WORD format.**

**If you would like more information or to discuss the role, please contact Luuk Piet on 07 3230 0028.**

Job Reference: 598935



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