Policy & Project Officer Level 5 / Principal Policy Officer (Climate & Sustainability) Level 7

Overview

Directorate: Housing Policy and Development

Position number / Pool Ref number: 012956 & 013473

Work Type: Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time

Policy & Project Officer Level 5 / Principal Policy Officer (Climate & Sustainability) Level 7

Level 5, $105,167 - $114,938 pa & Level 7, $139,860 - $149,485 pa, PSCSAA 2024

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works.

The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities.

We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation.

Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, young person or person with disability seeking assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

If you are a person living with disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Faye Turner on 0408 097 434 or via email at faye@priceconsulting.com.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.

When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

- flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week

- professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career

- generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

- modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work

- access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work

- corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs

- opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.

About The Roles:

Policy and Project Officer – Level 5

In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to Climate Action and Sustainability policy options and projects that are aligned to government policies and priorities. Some of your duties include but are not limited to:

- Interpreting and using processes and principles involved in policy development.

- Understanding and applying different research methodologies and data sets (available or required) in developing policy options and projects.

- Contributing to policy implementation, project coordination, and monitoring and evaluation of policy and/or project performance.

- Monitors project performance against agreed indicators and shares lessons learnt from project evaluation.

Principal Policy Officer (Climate & Sustainability) – Level 7

In this position, you will be responsible for leading the planning, development and evaluation of initiatives and projects related to Climate Action and Sustainability policy options, ensuring their effectiveness and conformance with organisational goals, objectives and priorities. Some additional but not limited duties include:

- Supports managers through the provision of professional advice and coordination, establishing and maintaining effective communication channels with project teams, internal and external clients, stakeholders and customers to ensure successful project outcomes.

- Managing program design coordination functions to enable project delivery and contributes to planning, budgeting, resourcing, tracking, reporting, quality management and communication to ensure key risks, issues and interdependencies are flagged, managed, and escalated within the project/s.

- Delivers and maintains key project documentation and manages document and version control for allocated projects, including schedules, plans, registers, change requests project status reports and financial tracking.

About you

If you enjoy problem solving, engaging with others and - most importantly - are passionate about climate and sustainability, we would like you to apply

How to Apply

If you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team, submit the following in MS Word or PDF format only:

- A comprehensive CV that shows your skills, experiences and key achievements, including the contact details of two referees (with one being your current or most recent supervisor).

- A two [2] page written application clearly identifying which position you are applying for and addressing the following Essential Work-Related Requirements (Selection Criteria) as stated on the JDF. For each role:

- Policy and Project Officer (Level 5) – 1,2 and 3.

- Principal Policy Officer (Climate & Sustainability) (Level 7) – 1, 4 and 5.

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications.

Further Job-Related Information

Please contact Alexandra Meek on 0431 885 671 for further information about the position (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and Job Description Form. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships.

If you are unable to view or download these documents, please contact, via email on HRRecruitment@communities.wa.gov.au, mentioning the vacancy reference number HRC0225997 for assistance.

Currently there is one (1) permanent full-time position for the Policy and Project Officer (Level 5) and one (1) permanent full-time position for the Principal Policy Officer(Climate & Sustainability) (Level 7) available for filling. While this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twenty-four (24) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.

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