Strategic Policy Advisors/designers

4 days ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Department of the Environment Full time

APS 5 - $76,260 - $83,658 per annum plus superannuation
- Portfolio Strategy and Climate Policy Division
- Canberra, ACT

**Who we are**

**Climate Policy **is a cross-cutting issue which impacts every facet of the department’s business, our portfolio industries and stakeholders. The Climate Policy teams support the Minister, Secretary and Executive Leadership Team on delivering overarching climate policy for the portfolio. We work within the department, across portfolios and with industry to build understanding, engagement and action on climate change.

**The Budget Strategy** function is fast-paced and provides the department and the Portfolio Minister with timely and considered advice on federal Budget policy and processes. It produces strategic and analytical products to inform long-term planning and builds the department’s policy development capabilities.

**The Policy Office **uses specialised skills in facilitation and human-centred design to strengthen the department’s ability to deliver informed, influential, integrated and innovative policy advice and solutions through modern ways of working, and strategic collaboration.

**The Behavioural Insights** stream applies innovative behavioural insights to policies and programs to bolster delivery of departmental strategic objectives.

**The Jobs**
Climate Policy Key duties include:

- working with key industry stakeholders to better understand and support their aspirations and commitment to reduce emissions and adapt to a variable and changing climate, in order to balance productivity, profitability and sustainability.

Budget Strategy Key duties include:

- providing advice to senior stakeholders and the Minister’s office on Budget strategy, process and outcomes
- contributing to whole-of-Government and portfolio products and narratives, e.g. Regional Ministerial Budget Statement.

Policy Office Key duties include:

- providing credible and persuasive advice to our client areas on modern ways of working, creative problem solving and targeted stakeholder engagement
- designing and delivering capability uplift programs on policy development and advice, compelling communication, ways of working, problem definition, analysis and treatment
- supporting the development of whole-of-portfolio strategic products, including placemat and presentation design and management
- supporting the design and delivery of complex and large-scale workshops and developing guidance material to build capability across the department.

Behavioural Insights Key duties include:

- supporting the design, delivery, and evaluation of major research and behavioural intervention projects, including conducting research activities with key ‘end users’, to improve the department’s priority policies, programs, and services
- contributing to design and deliver rich, engaging training to grow behavioural science capability within the department.

**Work Location**

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**
We are looking for applicants with knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:

- Domestic and/or international climate change policy development.
- Strategic policy development and analysis.
- Federal Budget and Cabinet processes.
- Human-centred design, facilitation, and strategic communication.
- Behavioural sciences, particularly in intervention design, evaluation, and implementation.

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