Parliamentary Officer

2 weeks ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Chandler Macleod Full time

As one of the Australia's largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies. For over 40 years Chandler Macleod's recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.

Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage a Parliamentary Officer on a contract for 12 months with potential extension.

**About the Role**

The APS5 Ministerial and Parliamentary Officer (Labour Hire) will undertake activities and tasks using available information where options are not always evident. The role is a team membership position and is accountable for organising their workflow and making independent decisions relating to an area of responsibility. It will provide policy advice within an area of specialisation with advice based on policies and legislation.

The APS5 Ministerial and Parliamentary Officer (Labour Hire) will be responsible for ensuring that ministerial documents prepared by the department are fit-for-purpose, meet the content requirements of the task and are aligned with ministerial style and preferences.

The role will have a considerable level of contact with internal and external stakeholders and will be required to communicate with and provide advice on a range of matters to resolve moderately complex to complex enquiries.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

- Proofing and editing ministerial correspondence, submissions and briefs prior to ministerial consideration to ensure they meet ministerial requirements for style, preferences and content.
- Monitoring, collating, reporting and communicating feedback from the quality assurance process to department drafting and clearing officers to build the department's ministerial writing capability.
- Coordinating Community of Practices to build capability and internal stakeholder confidence with ministerial and parliamentary practices.
- Coordinating and drafting input from across the department to develop reports and input to portfolio responses.
- Coordinating, drafting and quality checking Briefs, Ministerial Correspondence, Questions on Notice and Senate Briefs using the Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS).
- Contributing to the branch's corporate work program, reporting requirements and assist deliver branch governance obligations.



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