Principal Policy Officer

_About the Department of Education

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.

About the Role

The Student Protection team is responsible for policies, procedures, resources, training and advice relating to child and student protection, including student protection reporting, supporting students in out-of-home care and child death reviews.

The responsibilities of the Principal Policy Officer, Student Protection, will include:
Providing expert advice on strategic policy issues, projects and activities related to child and student protection and domestic and family violence.
Undertaking research, analysis, monitoring, review and evaluation of significant policies, project and reform priorities.
Establishing and maintaining effective professional relationships and networks, including coordinating and liaising with key staff, internal and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes and meet deadlines.
Participating in and leading projects and aspects of the team's work to successfully develop strategic policy, guidelines, state-wide service delivery implementation and program evaluation.
Preparing and reviewing complex documentation, including policy and procedure documents, submissions, ministerial correspondence and executive briefs.

About You:
The successful applicants will have the following key attributes:
Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills;
Demonstrated ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with staff and external stakeholders and manage interactions with a diverse range of school, corporate and regional staff and leadership;
Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and manage projects, and produce documents with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
Demonstrated excellent quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis skills;
Ability to work as part of a high functioning team, meet deadlines and function autonomously;
Knowledge of or the ability to acquire knowledge of the department and applicable child protection, domestic and family violence and education legislation, policies and procedures.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply:
Submit a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor).
Submit a maximum 2-page written response outlining your interest in and suitability for the role, referring to the sections above 'About the role' and 'About you'.

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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