Principal Policy Officer

2 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Government Services Full time

**About us**
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

**About the role**
The Principal Policy Officer is accountable for the timely development and implementation of high-quality legislative and regulatory reform proposals, legal policy advice on a range of complex matters, drafting submissions, guidance, strategies and other policy documents.

The role will direct major legislation, regulation and statutory review projects, ensuring alignment with the department's objectives, and guaranteeing successful delivery within specified timelines, budgetary constraints, and quality requirements. Furthermore, you will oversee staff, coordinating their activities, and supervising their output to ensure maximum productivity and goal realisation.

**About you**

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

- The ability to develop policy and legislative reforms in relation to the Housing Statement and consumer property and fair trading legislation and regulations.
- Provide high quality, authoritative and comprehensive advice to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ministerial office, the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Executives and Senior Officers on consumer policy issues and delivery of government priorities.
- Effectively lead policy officers to prepare, assist in and oversee the preparation of products including, Cabinet submissions, Parliamentary documents, reports, briefing and options papers, drafting instructions, regulations, Executive Council documentation, Legislative Impact Assessments and/or Regulatory Impact Statements for a variety of audiences.

For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

**How to apply**
- a resume; and
- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

**Other relevant information**

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which **strongly recommends** all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

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