Policy & Legislation Officer

**Policy & Legislation Officer**
- Clerk Grade: 7/8 (annual base salary starting at $110,266 - $122,058 plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading)
- Ongoing, Full-time (open to discuss part-time opportunities)
- Two positions are available, with possibility of a talent pool being created
- In office 3 days per week (Sydney) and work from home 2 days per week
- This role sits within Digital NSW in the Identity NSW Legislative Reform team

**About the team**

The Identity Legislative Reform team is expanding so it can deliver on exciting new policy reform and legislative initiatives in the digital identity and verifiable credentials, identity support/remediation and digital identity strategy space. The reforms being developed by the team will continue to put NSW Government front and centre in leading the protection of identity for the people of NSW. This is particularly important as the people of NSW are sharing and using personal information online at an ever-increasing rate.

The team is focused on delivering a number of key initiatives outlined in the NSW Digital Strategy. This includes developing draft bills for introduction into Parliament and working across NSW Government to ensure policy and legislative initiatives are fit for purpose, consistent with other policy and legislative programs of work and are ultimately supported across government. The team also works closely with all states and territories and the Commonwealth to support the development of national alignment on digital identity policy and laws.

**Your day-to-day**

We are looking for Policy and Legislation Officers who are curious, take initiative and have a can-do attitude. This will enable you to:

- Undertake research in relation to and analyse and interpret legislation from NSW and other jurisdictions
- Support the development of draft legislation for consultation and then introduction into and passage through Parliament. This will be done through assessing draft bills received from Parliamentary Counsel’s Office and preparing further drafting instructions to ensure the draft bill is consistent with the intention of the settled policy parameters. This will also involve the preparation of a bill folder to support the Minister during parliamentary debate.
- Prepare quality reports, consultation papers, cabinet submissions, briefs and correspondence.
- Assist in preparing for stakeholder (internal and external to Government) engagement sessions and provide support to more senior staff during those sessions.
- Support inter and intra jurisdictional programs of work and engage closely with peers at all levels across Government.

**To be successful in this role you will demonstrate**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to contribute to drafting a range of government documents including drafting instructions, reports, consultation papers, cabinet submissions, briefs, correspondence and speeches.
- The ability to gain a strong understanding of how government works and how to get things done using government processes. This will be particularly important in relation to cabinet and parliamentary processes.
- The ability to quickly interpret new information and provide a sound analysis of complex issues, particularly in relation to draft and existing laws.
- The ability to build and maintain positive relationships and develop networks across whole of government.
- Relevant skills, experience or tertiary qualifications in law and/or policy development.

**How to apply**

Launch your career to the next level by submitting your resume and a cover letter (cover letter maximum 2 pages) outlining how you have the skills, and experience, and meet the focus capabilities of this role. We will then get back in touch after the closing date with the next steps.

Salary Grade 07/08, with the base salary for this role starting at $110266 base plus superannuation

**Closing Date: 09:59 am, 20th Feb 2025**

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