Urgent Search: Executive Officer – Government Relations and Advocacy

2 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia St George Christian School Full time
Christian Schools Australia

- Canberra ACT (non-negotiable)
- Full time

Christian Schools Australia (CSA) is the largest association of Christian schools in the country and has member schools educating over 90,000 students and employing over 14,000 staff at more than 200 locations across Australia. CSA member schools provide high quality education within an authentic Christian learning community.

CSA seeks an Executive Officer Government Relations and Advocacy to support the growing need for policy and advocacy on behalf of its member schools. This role will be based onsite in our Canberra office. The role involves:

- Preserving and enhancing the freedom to operate Christian schools in Australia.
- Building relationships with political representatives at the Commonwealth and State/Territory levels
- Developing a strategic approach to advocacy within the organisation and membership
- Presenting a positive message of Christian education in the media and wider community.
- Preparation of submissions to Parliamentary and other inquiries and reviews.
- Analysing and summarising legislative and policy proposals to inform member schools of key developments
- Deepening the capacity of member schools to promote Christian education in the public square.

Key attributes:

- Proven leadership in policy, communication &/or government relations work
- Self-motivated with an ability to deliver complex projects
- Highly relational with strong communication, networking, and presentation skills

The successful applicant will have:

- A strong Christian faith and well-grounded Christian worldview
- An understanding of the Christian schooling sector
- Deep knowledge of the of the Australian political system at the Commonwealth and State/Territory levels
- Demonstrated ability to network and form relationships with key stakeholders
- Ability to undertake a high level of domestic travel

Full application requirements are outlined in the Application Package. Contact Dr Rachel Carling rcarling@csa.edu.au to be forwarded a copy.

Applications close: Thursday 21 August at 4pm AEST

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