Are you looking for a great opportunity to extend your skills and experience in policy?

Policy & Legislation are seeking two AO6 Senior Policy Officers. One will join the Policy Development team and the other will join the Policy and Statutory Engagement team.

These small teams each lead and influence a wide variety of matters including: policy and research activities on initiatives and issues impacting on the future direction of early childhood education, school education and tertiary education in Queensland; and support and advice to senior officers on a range of strategic development issues.

Job details

About the Department:

The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

As a Senior Policy Officer, your key responsibilities include:

• Coordination and provision of strategic advice and social and economic analysis to enable quality executive decision making.
• Participate in, and coordinate aspects of, projects and teams to successfully formulate innovative and workable policy options and solutions.
• Assist in the creation of frameworks for policy development and reform of the provision and administration of early childhood education, school education and tertiary education services.
• Participate in, and coordinate aspects of, research and assessment of strategic policy initiatives and development of strategic advice to the Minister, the Director-General and senior officers of the department.

Additional responsibilities are included in the role description.

Interested? To Apply: 

• A resume with contact details for two referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor).
• A short summary (no more than two pages) outlining your interest and suitability for the role including relevant skills, experience and abilities to deliver on the key competencies detailed in the Role Description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CO644456_25P Role Description (PDF, 137KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants