Assistant Manager, Measurement Law Reform

**Job no**: 513728

**Employment type**: Ongoing

**Location**: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Any location in Australia

**Categories**: Executive Level 1, Science, Engineering, Technical

**About the National Measurement Institute (NMI)**:
We are the Australian Government's national authority on measurement. We play an important role in the Australian economy by leading, maintaining and regulating Australia's measurement system. We deliver world-class measurement products, advice and client services and administer the regulatory framework for measurement. Our national measurement standards are recognised internationally and we work to enhance and maintain these standards.

We value the different skills, knowledge and perspectives our employees bring. We're committed to giving everyone an equal opportunity to participate, contribute and progress. Our values and behaviours centre on being, adaptable, innovative, accountable, strategic, inclusive and influential.
- Adaptable: We embrace new ways of working to meet present and future challenges
- Innovative: We learn from today to create solutions for tomorrow
- Accountable: We each take personal responsibility for what we do, why we do it and how we work with others to achieve NMI's goals
- Strategic: We navigate uncertainty with clear purpose and direction
- Inclusive: We champion a safe and supportive environment, powered by diversity of thought, experience and culture
- Influential: We create opportunities to promote our value, broaden our reach and increase our impact.

**About the team**:
The **Legal Metrology Branch** administers Australia's measurement legislation, ensuring a level playing field for:

- consumers
- businesses
- government entities and
- international trade.

The **Measurement Law Reform** (MLR) **Section** is reforming the current legislative framework underpinning Australia's national measurement system to modernise, streamline and simplify it. Australia's measurement system is linked to formal and internationally-agreed standards which ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements used in everyday life.

Implementing the reforms seeks to ensure Australia has a strong, efficient and effective measurement system that:

- facilitates trade
- supports ongoing economic prosperity
- builds business and consumer confidence, and
- meets safety and security objectives.

One permanent opportunity is available, focussed on developing the new measurement legislation.

You will be collaborative, respectful and inclusive in how you work with others. You will be adaptable in a changing environment and thrive on innovating to solve complex problems. You are influential, accountable and proactive. You will have good strategic judgement and be able to make appropriate decisions with limited or incomplete information. You will have highly developed written and verbal communication skills.

You will:

- Be able to effectively contribute to a legislative drafting project to implement the government's preferred reforms under the Measurement Law Review. This includes the ability to quickly develop an understanding of the current legislation and the reforms.
- Have a demonstrated ability to manage projects and work collaboratively with technical experts.
- Understand the statutory, regulatory and policy frameworks relevant to legal metrology or have the ability to quickly acquire this knowledge.
- Be able to grapple with complex policy issues and provide comprehensive and authoritative advice on them.
- Have the ability to prepare high level policy advice to implement risk and principles-based technical policy in new and existing areas.
- Have demonstrated communication and stakeholder management skills, as well as an ability to balance competing priorities, think critically and demonstrate sound decision making.
- Have well-developed leadership and managerial capabilities.
- Demonstrate the NMI's core values across everything you do and support others to do the same.

**What you will do**:
As an **Assistant Manager, Measurement Law Development**, you will lead various work packages needed to implement the government's preferred reform option under the Measurement Law Review. This role will primarily focus on developing the new legislation, and will involve policy analysis, working with technical policy staff, preparing drafting instructions, and instructing the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. This role will support stakeholder engagement activities as needed. There is currently 1 permanent ongoing role available.

This role will:

- Coordinate and undertake other detailed or sensitive projects that impact on the strategic, political or operational outcomes of NMI.
- Manage and develop well-researched policy and complex policy advice that aligns with the agency's strategic objectives for various internal and external decision-making bodies.
- Provide high-level analysis and expertise across a range of NMI functio