National Manager of Policy, Advocacy

3 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia Mission Australia Full time

**Excellent Salary and Not for Profit Salary Packaging Benefits + Superannuation**:

- **Permanent Part Time Contract -** 28 hours per week; negotiable**:

- **Location**: Flexible, there would be a need to attend meetings in Sydney and Canberra from time to time**:

- **Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need**

**Life at Mission Australia**

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

**Your Opportunity**

We have an opportunity for a National Manager of Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations to join our Practice, Evidence, and Impact team This is an incredibly flexible opportunity and could be well suited to someone looking for 3-4 days or 5 shorter days. The hiring manager is happy to consider non-traditional working hours/flexible arrangements.

Reporting to the Executive of Practice, Evidence, and Impact, you will be responsible for the development, articulation, and communication of the organisation’s public policy and advocacy priorities, contributing to our goal of ending homelessness, and ensuring people and communities in need can thrive.

This is a senior leadership position with overall responsibility for developing and leading key programs of work for Mission Australia. Building strong government relations strategy and function will be a key focus of this position.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Prioritise and prepare evidence-based policy positions and submissions to governments
- Secure organisational agreement for policy priorities aligned with organisational strategy, including from Executives and the Board
- Provide high level advice and briefings to Mission Australia’s leaders engaging with governments, peak bodies, the sector and other stakeholders
- Contribute to building and managing key Federal and Start/Territory Government relationships including with Ministers, Parliamentarians, their staff, and public servants in relevant departments
- Amplify Mission Australia’s policy and advocacy positions through effective coordination with the media and communications teams
- Develop and lead advocacy strategies to influence public policy in our priority areas
- Analyse complex information to present clear strategic positions and recommendations

**Requirements for Success**

With a significant understanding of the not-for-profit sector and the role it can play in social change, you will be confident in developing policy positions and in preparing and implementing government relations strategies and advocacy activities. Other requirements include:

- Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline.
- Involvement or experience in homelessness and/or other areas of social policy relevant to MA priorities.
- Capacity to collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders in a challenging and dynamic environment.
- Proven experience in policy development and preparing and implementing strategic advocacy activities.
- Excellent writing skills and a proven ability to prepare submissions, briefings, and other complex documents in clear and concise language.
- Strong ability to synthesise and analyse complex information and simplify for presentation.
- High level facilitation and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience in developing and implementing government relations strategies, with proven ability to effectively communicate policy within a government context.
- Sound knowledge of government policy and program processes and understanding of the political context of government decision making.
- Positive and strong government stakeholder networks, or ability to quickly build and maintain networks.
- Team management experience.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

**Our Culture**

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you will be welcome at Mission Australia.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

**Your Benefits**

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

- Rewarding work - every day you know you are making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
- Generous employee discounts with health insurance and major retailers
- Free external, confidential cou

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