Principal Policy Officer

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About the Role**:
We are seeking a policy officer who has excellent leadership and communication skills and an eye for detail.
This role provides leadership and direction in the planning and implementation of the Schools and Student Services aligned to the Department's Equity and Excellence strategic direction priorities.

**The Principal Policy Officer will be required to**:

- Lead and participate in teams and activities to develop and implement strategic policy and initiatives.
- Contribute to the provision of high-level advice and support on policy issues, projects and activities.
- Undertake research, analysis, monitoring, review and evaluation to ensure alignment with corporate goals.
- Analyse issues and prepare accurate and timely briefs, reports, responses to correspondence and requests for information on issues at state, national and international levels.
- Establish effective internal and external networks and liaise, communicate and coordinate with key personnel to achieve required outcomes.

**What you need to succeed**:
While there are no mandatory requirements, the ideal applicant will have the following key attributes:

- Demonstrated ability to lead the review of departmental procedures, associated guidelines and resources.
- Demonstrated ability to provide advice and guidance to schools, regions and external stakeholders.
- High level research skills and data analysis and management skills.
- Highly developed written, consultation and negotiation skills to allow effective liaison with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Knowledge of or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of, education policies and practices.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with team members and stakeholders to develop solutions to complex issues.

The Principal Policy Officer Statewide Operations reports to the Manager - Statewide Operations.

**How to Apply**:

- Applicants are required to submit a brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A maximum 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role in response to the 'How you may be assessed' section of the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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