Principal Policy Officer

1 week ago


Brisbane, Australia Office of Industrial Relations Full time

We are seeking a high performing and innovative Principal Policy Officer to contribute to our objectives:

- A strong and sustainable workers' compensation scheme
- Best outcomes and fair treatment for injured workers and employers
- Positive and supportive experiences with us
- Public confidence in us and the scheme we regulate.

In delivering our services we focus on how we can be purposeful and impactful in ensuring the scheme is meeting its objectives.
We have specific legislative and policy responsibilities include regulating insurers, dispute resolution, providing rehabilitation advisory services, promoting education about the scheme, recurring regulatory functions and implementing the government's policy and legislative agenda.
The Workers' Compensation Policy Unit provides strategic and evidence-based policy advice and options to the Minister for State Development and Infrastructure, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing on all aspects of workers' compensation policy development, and emerging and significant related policy issues in Queensland.
Your contribution
The role of Principal Policy Officer is to lead, coordinate, implement and evaluate strategic policy, research, legislation and other initiatives that achieve high quality outcomes in workers' compensation in Queensland. The role also contributes to the continual improvement of the division's performance including the development and implementation of departmental strategies and initiatives that support government priorities.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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