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Aps5 - Policy Officers, Land Transport Policy

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Full time

**Contact Officer**:
**Closing Date**:
**11.59pm AEDT, Monday 24 February 2025**

**The opportunity we have available**

Are you interested in how freight moves around the country? Have you ever wondered how the supermarket shelves remain stocked during a crisis? Are you interested in systems-level thinking, or building industry resilience and productivity? Then these roles are for you

There are multiple current and anticipated positions in the Freight Policy Team and Heavy Vehicle policy teams. We are looking for people who can think strategically, who like to solve problems and work with a wide range of stakeholders and who want to make a difference.

There are multiple current and anticipated positions in the Branch.

The branch is supportive of flexible work arrangements.

The positions provide the opportunity to build policy development skills in collaborative and supportive teams.

**What will you do?**

We do a wide variety of day-to-day work—developing policy options, leading Commonwealth-State negotiations, developing Australia’s position for international fora and agreements, providing expert advice on legislation, managing grant programs, overseeing innovative automation and leading reforms to how freight is regulated and how infrastructure is funded.

Daily tasks include:

- Drafting briefing material for the minister and senior executive in the department.
- Liaising the jurisdictions and industry stakeholders to understand key issues and ensure the team’s work supports the current and emerging needs of industry.
- Working with other areas of the department on cross-cutting priorities.
- Drafting responses to ministerial correspondence.
- Ensuring our policy advice is informed by data.
- Providing secretariat support working groups and advisory panels.
- Representing the team in meetings.

**Who are we looking for?**

As the successful applicant, you will:

- have strong written communication skills.
- have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a range of people.
- have strong organisational skills and good attention to detail to turn-around quality work in tight timeframes.
- be a strategic thinker who can bring new ideas to the conversation.

**RecruitAbility minimum requirements**

Minimum requirements for this role include:

- Teamwork and collaboration: Ability to work effectively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Attention to detail: Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality in all work.
- Communication skills: Good verbal and written communication skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Problem solving: Ability to identify and resolve problems efficiently.

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment.

Job applicants with disability who met the requirements are advanced to the next stage of the selection process:

- Opt into the scheme
- Declare they have a disability, and
- Meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised in the scheme

More information can be found at RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for applicants | Australian Public Service Commission.

**What else can we offer?**

The roles offer the successful applicant:

- the opportunity to develop policy in areas of strategic importance to the Department;
- the opportunity to work with a range of stakeholders across industry, other Commonwealth Departments and also other jurisdictions;
- the opportunity to influence a range of whole-of-government, forward looking policy agendas which have a direct impact on the Australian public and industry.

You may also:

- work flexibly in a supportive team environment, and
- access learning and development opportunities.

**Eligibility requirements**

**Timeline and assessment**

A selection panel will be established to assess your suitability against the advertised role.
If a merit pool is established it will be valid for 18 months from date it first appeared in the APS Gazette.

Applications open**:6 February 2025**
Applications close**:24 February 2025**
Application shortlisting**:14 February 2025**
Further assessments**: 21 February 2025**
Selection report finalised**:5 March 2025**
Offers and announcements**:12 March 2025**

**How to apply**

Applications for this opportunity close at **11.59pm AEDT, Monday 24 February 2025.