Policy Officer

Department of Government Services VIC; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Government Services VIC in Melbourne invites applications for a Policy Officer in Regulatory Policy. You will support legislative and regulatory reform within the Consumer Affairs and Local Government portfolios, conducting research and delivering advice to Ministers and DGS executives.

The role emphasises collaborative policy development, clear written briefings, and translating complex issues into actionable options.

Qualifications

• Policy advice: experience in developing policy advice to Ministers and executives on complex and sensitive matters.
• Policy and legislative formulation: experience in formulating policy and/or legislative options and advice.
• Portfolio knowledge: knowledge of current policy direction, research and issues within the Consumer Affairs portfolio, or the ability to understand these issues quickly.
• Collaboration and communication: ability to work collaboratively, foster a positive work culture, build relationships, and communicate with influence through strong writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake research and analytical work.
• Prepare accurate, concise, timely and relevant written communications including briefings, correspondence, submissions and reports for a range of audiences including Ministers and DGS Executives.
• Contribute to a supportive and high-performing team culture by assisting colleagues and managers and demonstrating your commitment to collaboration.
• Support the development of legislation and regulations.

Skills

Policy advice

Policy formulation

Legislative knowledge

Collaboration & communication

Job description

Department of Government Services VIC – Melbourne VIC

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services.

About the Role

As a Policy Officer in Regulatory Policy, you'll play a vital role in supporting the development and execution of legislative and regulatory reform within the Consumer Affairs and Local Government portfolios. Your work will include conducting comprehensive research and formulating advice to Ministers and DGS executives.

Key Accountabilities

• Undertake research and analytical work.


• Prepare accurate, concise, timely and relevant written communications including briefings, correspondence, submissions and reports for a range of audiences including Ministers and DGS Executives.


• Contribute to a supportive and high-performing team culture by assisting colleagues and managers and demonstrating your commitment to collaboration.


• Support the development of legislation and regulations.

About You

We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:

• Policy Advice: experience in developing policy advice to Ministers and executives on complex and sensitive matters.


• Policy and Legislative Formulation: experience in formulating policy and/or legislative options and advice.


• Portfolio knowledge: knowledge of current policy direction, research and issues within the Consumer Affairs portfolio, or the ability to understand these issues quickly.


• Collaboration and Communication Skills: ability to work collaboratively, foster a positive work culture, build relationships, and communicate with influence through strong writing skills.

This role is an ongoing position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

For more information, please see the Position Description

Other relevant information

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.