Policy & Project Officer

Department of Families Fairness and Housing; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Families Fairness and Housing seeks a Policy and Project Officer to contribute to state-wide and place-based governance improvements, enhancing service coordination and consistent delivery across Initial assessment and Planning Services and homelessness entry points.

The role requires strong communication, conceptual and analytical skills, with the ability to gather, synthesize and adapt information for meetings and briefing materials in a small, collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, conceptual and analytical abilities.
• Ability to gather, synthesize and analyse information from multiple sources.
• Ability to adapt information for meeting and briefing materials.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to projects to meet departmental objectives.
• Assist in research, analysis and implementation of complex projects.
• Support development and delivery of policy advice within budget and timeline.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluating projects to meet objectives.
• Provide authoritative advice to internal and external stakeholders and prepare reports and submissions.

Skills

Excellent communication

Conceptual thinking

Analytical abilities

Information gathering and synthesis

Meeting and briefing material prep

Job description

THE ROLE The Policy and Project Officer works to contribute to the design and implementation of strengthened state-wide and place-based governance arrangements to improve service coordination and consistent service delivery across Initial assessment and Planning Services and homelessness entry points. The role requires excellent communication, conceptual and analytical abilities and be able to gather, synthesise and analyse information from a range of sources and adapt this for meeting and briefing materials. The role also requires a proactive, responsive and collaborative approach, and be adaptable to shifting focus and tasks as needed as part of a small, dynamic team. The role also assists in the planning, co-ordination and preparation of meeting and briefing materials as required.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Contribute to projects to meet departmental objectives including:
• Assisting in research, analysis and implementation of complex projects based on defined outcomes and outputs
• Supporting the development and delivery of policy advice and practical projects within resourcing, timeline and budget parameters
• Contributing to monitoring and evaluating projects to ensure departmental objectives are met.
• Assist in providing authoritative advice to internal and external stakeholders and in the preparation and presentation of reports, ministerial briefs, cabinet and agency submissions on complex matters.
• Undertake research and investigations to contribute to the development of sound policy recommendations, and system/service solutions within resourcing, timeline and budget parameters.