Assistant Director, Policy

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government - Department of Education, Skills and Employment Full time

Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT
- $112,617 - $124,466

**Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the Executive Level 1 may include:

- being involved and leading a range of policy projects that will enhance the operation of the FEG scheme and FEG Recovery program
- working collaboratively with other government departments and agencies (such as the Department of the Treasury and Australian Taxation Office) to develop policy responses and fine-tuned solutions to issues which could impact the FEG scheme
- supervising Annual report updates, Senate Estimates, assisting in estimates preparation, including drafting briefings, responses to questions on notice, Hansard corrections and clarifications
- overseeing preparation of general FEG Question Time Brief updates
- responding to ad hoc tasks and input for the branches, for example drafting content for external articles, internal documentation and input to broader departmental processes.

**Qualifications and Education**
Relevant tertiary qualifications in law or a related field are highly desirable but not essential to this role.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 1000 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

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