Assistant Director, Strategic Policy

6 months ago

Adelaide Region SA, Australia Australian Government - Department of Education Full time

Executive Level 1
- Adelaide, SA | Brisbane, QLD | Canberra, ACT | Hobart, TAS | Melbourne, VIC | Perth, WA
- $115,996 - $128,200

**About the Department of Education**
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

**The Role**
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated people to fill positions in our Strategic Policy Branch. This is a great opportunity to join a team that provides overarching, connected policy views on cross-cutting issues, and drives policy thinking for the Department of Education.

Our work focuses on high priorities for the Minister and Department’s Executive, such as the major reviews being conducted across early childhood, schools and higher education. We also support broader government priorities, such as the Employment White Paper, Measuring What Matters Statement, and APS Reform.
- and long-term policy issues that are rich in breadth and depth.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of EL1 Assistant Directors are varied, including (but not limited to):

- Leading department-wide priority policy projects and advice, including about current and future trends and opportunities in education (e.g., AI, educator workforce shortages)
- producing data-driven, analytically robust strategic documents on complex issues (papers and presentations etc) with a focus on narrative and persuasion
- developing high level executive and Ministerial briefing material (Ministerial Submissions, Senate Estimate Briefs etc) on a wide range of topics tailored to varied audiences
- building and maintaining networks to support policy development, including areas within the department and across the APS and external networks (e.g., OECD, academia)
- leading activities to support the department’s strategic policy capability, including delivering hypothesis-driven approaches to complex problems, promoting futures analysis, and developing reference and guidance material (i.e., toolkits).

**Qualifications and Education**
Experience in policy development and advice is essential.

**How to Apply**
- Provide a summary (**no more than **500** words**) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
- Upload your Resume
- Provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Please refer to the
**Job Information Pack** for more information about the role.

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