Principal Consultant Ministerial Services

jobs.wa.gov.au; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Generous leave entitlements

Professional development opportunities

Salary packaging

Good public transport access

Job summary

The Department of Education in Western Australia is seeking a Principal Consultant, Ministerial Services, to join the Reform and Strategic Services division. The role focuses on advising the Minister's office, coordinating ministerial responses, and managing policy-related projects with strong governance and timely delivery.

Candidates will have excellent written communication, relationship-building skills, and the ability to balance competing deadlines while working across the Ministerial

Qualifications

• Well-developed communication skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships across teams and ministerial offices.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a government environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to meet timelines for the Minister’s office and manage projects supporting policy direction.
• Prepare correspondence, briefing notes, parliamentary questions and cabinet responses.
• Support ministerial communications with governance standards and ministerial requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Job description

Principal Consultant Ministerial Services

This is a permanent full-time position commencing December 2026

The Reform and Strategic Services division is offering an opportunity for a highly motivated candidate to join its team in the position of Principal Consultant, Ministerial Services.

The Ministerial Services Unit is the conduit between the Department of Education and the offices of the Minister for Education; Early Childhood and Minister for Tertiary and International Education. It ensures efficient processes are in place to coordinate the flow of accurate, time-critical and sensitive information. Ministerial Services has responsibility for Ministerial responses, correspondence, Parliamentary and Cabinet processes.

The Role

As Principal Consultant, you will be required to maintain a strong knowledge of Government legislation and processes and provide advice as required to meet timelines to the Minister’s office. In this position, you will also be required to manage projects that support the policy and direction of the Department.

The information you will need to provide to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Tertiary and International Education will be correspondence, briefing and speech note requests, Parliamentary questions, Cabinet comments and inquiries in response to Ministerial correspondence from the public. The position assists with the advice and information relating to policies, reports, priorities and strategic initiatives to the Minister for Education, Leadership and other agencies and organisations.

Well-developed communication skills and a keen eye for detail are highly desired for this role, as you will provide guidance on clear, effective writing that aligns with government standards and ministerial requirements.

To be successful in this role you will establish effective working relationships, enabling you to work collaboratively with the Ministerial Services team and staff in the Ministers’ offices and across the Department, and problem-solve to balance multiple priorities and competing deadlines to ensure all timeframes are met.

Professional Benefits

We are conveniently located inEast Perthand our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:

• Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements


• Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave


• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance


• Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)


• Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Orla Kapinkoff, Principal Consultant on (08) 9264 45***or by emailing **************@education.wa.edu.au

We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact.

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

To work with us, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.


• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our websiteand in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).