AO4 to AO8 Policy and Program Officers

I am looking to connect with experienced AO4 - AO8 Policy and Program candidates to work in partnership with upcoming Queensland State Government contracting opportunities. If you have experience with the following, I would love to hear from you.

• Brisbane based
• Different contract lengths
• Hybrid work environments

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, analyse and provide leadership on strategic issues and formulate innovative and workable policy options and solutions.
• Assess strategic issues and policy initiatives including those occurring locally, nationally and internationally and provide high level strategic advice to the Minister, the Director-General and the Senior Executive of the department.
• Provide executive support to senior officers, including preparation of major policy papers, briefings, reports and submissions including Cabinet submissions.
• Represent the department on inter-departmental committees and working groups and coordinate the department’s contribution.
• Contribute to improving the quality of policy processes through working with operational areas to build policy capability and progress strategic issues.
• Lead and coordinate reporting requirements, such as responses to whole of Government initiatives, election commitment reporting, Service Delivery Statements, performance management, and strategic and business planning.
• Apply high level skills to communicate effectively, consult and negotiate persuasively to achieve desired outcomes on strategic policy issues and facilitate stakeholder meetings and briefings to senior management.
• Lead and manage significant projects providing direction, guidance and technical assistance to project staff.
• Maintain a current knowledge of developments and initiatives in early childhood education, school education and tertiary education policy and practice occurring at an international, national and state level.
• Other responsibilities (as required)
• Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.

Your Opportunity:

• Coordinate and undertake policy development and research activities on initiatives and issues impacting on the future direction of this department.
• Coordinate and provide strategic advice and social and economic analysis to enable quality executive decision making.
• This role reports to the Nominated Director/ Executive Director within Nominated Division.

To apply please click apply or call Amee Sherrin on 07 3032 2224 for a confidential discussion.