Assistant Director - Strategic Policy

Government client (agency undisclosed); Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government Agency in Australia is seeking an Assistant Director – Strategic Policy to actively manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships and, where required, represent the Agency to advance its interests across a range of forums.

You will lead reform delivery, analyse policy issues for implementation and communicate recommendations to a high standard, and engage to influence practical policy solutions while guiding teams to develop policy and corporate documents.

Qualifications

• Stakeholder management expertise and strong judgement.
• Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate high-level thinking into strategic documents for senior executives and Ministers.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and implementation of reform projects.
• Lead analysis of policy issues for implementation and communicate recommendations to a high standard.
• Engagement to influence and negotiate practical solutions for policy implementation.
• Leading teams to develop policy and corporate documents to a high standard.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Policy analysis

Analytical reasoning

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

The Assistant Director – Strategic Policy is responsible for actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships and where required will represent the Agency to advance their interests across a range of forums.

Key responsibilities

• Leading delivery and implementation of reform projects in line with the Agency's wider reform program.
• Leading analysis of policy issues for implementation and communicating recommendations to a high standard.
• Engagement to influence and negotiate practical solutions for policy implementation.
• Leading teams to develop policy and corporate documents to a high standard.

What you need

• Stakeholder management expertise and strong levels of judgement required for this role including the ability to clearly and succinctly communicate information, including to support the building of unified positions and taking on feedback without discomfort.
• Analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills - Ability to rapidly translate high level thinking into strategic products for senior executives and Ministers (papers, reports, presentation, briefings and correspondence) that clearly convey complex issues.
• Ability to work at pace using hypothesis-led or other structured problem-solving methods and available information.