Aps 6 - Ministerial Liaison Officer
7 days ago
$95,187 - $108,734 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
- Russell - ACT
**The Role**
The roles in the Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet Branch, sit at the intersection of Defence’s work and Parliament, allowing you to work across the breadth of Defence portfolio priorities. You will guide the work of Defence in its engagement with Parliament, Defence Ministers and the Cabinet.
There are several positions with roles covering:
- Liaison with Defence portfolio minister offices and Defence Groups and Services, facilitating timely, high quality ministerial and parliamentary products.
- Management and coordination of internal business and ministerial and parliamentary workflow (including Ministerial brief requests, Question Time briefs, Questions on Notice, Cabinet submissions and other parliamentary products).
- Support for the smooth administrative operations of Ministerial Offices.
- Development and sustainment of relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
With support from your leadership, you will learn to navigate risk and complex issues in a role that allows rare perspective of political and organisational decision-making.
**About our Team**
The Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet Branch directly supports Defence’s portfolio Ministers, and the Defence enterprise in engagements with Parliament and the Cabinet. We coordinate and drive strategic outcomes in line with executive and Ministerial priorities.
The branch has four teams:
- PDMS, Ministerial & Executive Engagement: ensures Defence portfolio Ministers and the Defence senior leaders receive information that is timely, high quality and consistent.
- Ministerial and Parliamentary Support: provides administrative, fiscal and personnel support to the Defence portfolio ministers, their offices and staff, and coordinates Question Time Briefs and ministerial reporting
- Senate Estimates and Parliamentary Business: coordinates Defence’s appearances before Senate Estimates and parliamentary committees and inquiries, and ensures the Defence executive is supported with high quality and timely information.
- Cabinet Liaison Services: facilitates advice to Cabinet and Secretary-level meetings through carefully consulted, well-drafted, responsive Cabinet Submissions and associated products.
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, have excellent stakeholder management skills, are committed to delivering high quality outcomes on time, thrive in fast-paced environments and, through excellent communication, are able to solve problems. Our people are accountable, have high integrity and understand that people are central to success. You will approach your role with accuracy, agility, flexibility, accountability and a commitment to delivering high quality outcomes in a complex environment.
Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance. The Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet Branch is a motivated, inclusive and professional team with diverse backgrounds and experiences - and welcome the same from applicants. You will enjoy being a participant in a positive, kind and supportive professional environment, and bring a constructive and collaborative style of leadership.
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