 
						Principal Policy Officer
2 days ago
About Us:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
Your Role:
The Principal Policy Officer will support the Director, Government Relations and Social Policy Unit within the First Nations Strategy and Partnerships division. We are looking for someone with strong policy development and analysis experience, who can contribute to the coordination and development of departmental and whole-of-government processes to improve educational outcomes for First Nations students. You will have exceptional writing and critical thinking skills.
Responsibilities include:
Participate in the formulation and implementation of innovative and workable policy options and solutions.
Coordinate and undertake extensive research and assess strategic and policy initiatives occurring at state, national and international levels that have implications for First Nations children and young people in the early childhood education, school education and tertiary education sectors.
Provide strategic advice to the Minister, the Director-General and senior officers of the department.
Coordinate and prepare Cabinet submissions, policy responses, briefings, speaking notes and other documents.
Establish networks and liaise with senior officers and representatives in a range of government and non-government agencies on policy implications of submissions to the Minister, the Director-General and senior officers of the department.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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