Policy Manager, Path to Treaty Office, Strategic

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Australia Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts Full time

Role Scope
**In the role of the Policy Manager you will**: 1. Develop strategic partnerships across government and non-government sectors and with other stakeholders.
2. Lead policy development and stakeholder engagement working collaboratively with other members of the project team and across the department in a flexible agile approach.
3. Play a key role in identifying emerging policy issues affecting the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders opportunities for the department and provide advice to government on strategy development.
4. Progress the government's policy program to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the department, through effective leadership and management.
5. Lead and develop project management processes.

**Your key responsibilities**:

- Provide high level strategic advice to senior management on a broad range of strategic policy issues, projects and initiatives relating to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders.
- Lead and manage complex policy projects to ensure the strategic goals and objectives of the Department and the Government are achieved, including conducting policy analysis, research, development and evaluation of policy options and preparation of policy advice.
- Undertake effective consultation with key stakeholders from across Government, non-Government community organisations and communities on policy matters.
- Prepare submissions, briefs, ministerial and departmental correspondence, answers to Parliamentary Questions on Notice, notes on Cabinet Submissions and policy advice for the Minister and senior departmental officers within the Department.
- Represent the agency in consultations and forums with a broad range of stakeholders, including executives, governance committees, working groups and consultancies, both internal and external to the department.
- Provide strong and effective leadership through mentoring, coaching and development to ensure a high level of client service is provided across the agency.
- All staff are responsible for identifying, managing and reporting risks relating to their work with DSDSATSIP.

**Core capabilities required**:Vision**:
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- Leads Strategically -a. Clearly articulates the program's role in achieving the organisational vision, working with others to determine program strategy, parameters and purpose. b. Demonstrates a forward focus, engaging partners in translating the strategic plan into concrete actions.
- Leads change in complex environments -a. Demonstrates flexibility in response to change and supports the workforce to embrace new expectations through clarity of the intended outcomes. b. Drives workforce resilience by supporting others to remain goal and outcome focuses when confronted with enduring uncertainty.

**Results**:
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- Develops and mobilises talent -a. Coaches others, encouraging critical reflection, ownership for problems and discovery of self-led solutions. b. Enhances program capacity and community outcomes by building teams of diverse discipline, background, and perspective.
- Drives accountability and outcomes -a. Role models persistence through program setbacks, empowering others to source alternate strategies to overcome issues.b. Drives ownership and empowers others to independently manage and report on their portfolio responsibilities.

**Accountability**:
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- Demonstrates sound governance -a. Acts in the interests of the community and organisation through the cost-effective commissioning of goods and services, using best practice procurement processes and appropriate supplier relationships. b. Works closely with partners to analyse trends and forecast Iong-term risks to program outcomes.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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