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APS6 Policy Officer

Our client is seeking to engage an APS6 Policy Officer.

Location: MULTIPLE - Canberra, ACT, Adelaide, SA, Brisbane, QLD, Melbourne, VIC, Sydney, NSW, Perth, WA
Employment Status: Contract – Ending 30 June 2025
Hours: Full Time or Part Time
Eligibility/Security Requirement: Australian Citizenship

Duties include the following:

• Leading investigation and auditing of biosecurity treatment providers.
• Providing detailed policy and technical advice and/or reports on regulatory and compliance issues
• Assessment of treatment provider’s compliance with departmental policies, procedures, requirements, and treatment processes and methods.
• Use of analytical skills to assess and interpret documentation against a set of requirements.
• Contributing to the design, development, implementation and monitoring of complex policy and program innovation and reform initiatives.
• Representing the work area in stakeholder engagement meetings.
• Working in partnership with government and non-government stakeholders to develop and manage the harmonization of biosecurity treatments.
• Providing briefs and project reports to senior management.
• Writing public facing policy information and instructional material.
• Leading and developing small teams whilst practicing inclusive leadership.
• Set priorities for the work area, maintain team cohesion, and ensure quality of outputs for the work area.
• Contribute to the development of team objectives for short term tasks and strategic planning for longer-term initiatives.
• Monitor changes in the broader work environment that may impact on work objectives.
• Engaging in opportunities to identify innovative solutions to support our work through new approaches, process and policy change, and new tools or technology.

Knowledge and experience

Successful applicants will have some or all of the following:

• Experience in policy development and implementation.
• Experience providing advice on issues and working with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate the resolution of complex policy, program or regulatory matters.
• A sound understanding and knowledge of the regulatory remit of the department.
• Understand the importance of reasonable and justifiable decision making in a regulatory environment.
• Experience supervising staff, getting the best out of people and building a team.
• Experience engaging effectively with overseas stakeholders where English language skills may be challenging.
• An understanding of a range of departmental IT systems used for targeting and managing biosecurity risk pathways.

Skills and capabilities

Successful applicants will have some or all of the following:

• Ability to research and analyse policy, program, legislative and data issues including the ability to investigate and source key information to support sound decision making
• Ability to acquire an understanding of the technical and practical aspects of conducting biosecurity treatments and use this knowledge to provide advice to a range of domestic and international stakeholders
• Ability to influence, liaise, consult and negotiate with expert and specialist groups, and a range of stakeholders including those located within Australia and overseas including governments, individuals and organisations.
• Verbal and written skills to effectively communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences in a range of styles (e.g. reports, ministerial submissions and correspondence, presentations) and listen and respond to stakeholder input
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to supervise and manage staff and lead a high performing team to produce high quality work within agreed timeframes
• A commitment to continuous improvement and capability to implement and respond quickly and positively to change.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate submit your application by hitting “Apply for this job”. Alternatively, you can call Leanne Porter on 0262689926 for further discussion.

Please Note – The due date for this submission is 12:00pm, 05/08/2024.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion