Principal Policy Officer

Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation QLD; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation QLD in Brisbane seeks a Principal Policy Officer to turn policy into strategies and legislation and to develop stakeholder engagement products related to these deliverables.

The role covers policy and legislation project work from problem identification through to implementation planning, with responsibility for coordinating strategic policy analysis for the department, government, and external stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Problem identification and analysis
• Options analysis including legislative amendments assessment
• Solution design and recommendation within legislative framework
• Stakeholder consultation
• High-level briefing
• Environment and conservation strategy development and reporting
• Legislative amendment projects including Cabinet and Parliamentary processes
• Implementation planning and oversight

Aufgaben

• Manage day-to-day planning, operation and problem solving for policy, strategy and legislation projects to meet timeframes and objectives.
• Develop a range of products including project plans, discussion papers, strategies, cabinet submissions, draft legislation, executive and ministerial briefs and other communication materials.
• Coordinate and provide strategic policy analysis and advice to other areas of the department, government, and external stakeholders.
• Work across the Conservation Policy and Legislation Unit and on projects in other units and teams.

Jobbeschreibung

Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation QLD – Brisbane QLD

Principal Policy Officers specialise in turning policy into strategies and legislation and developing communication and stakeholder engagement products specifically related to these key deliverables. Principal Policy Officers are involved in all aspects of policy and legislation project work, including:

• problem identification and analysis
• options analysis (specifically whether legislative amendments are required to solve the problem)
• solution design and recommendation (specifically how potential solutions could fit into the existing legislative framework)
• stakeholder consultation
• high-level briefing
• environment and conservation strategy development and reporting
• legislative amendment projects including all elements of Cabinet and Parliamentary processes
• implementation planning and overview.

As a Principal Policy Officer, you will manage the day-to-day planning, operation and problem solving for policy, strategy and legislation projects to ensure that timeframes and objectives are met. This includes the development of a range of products including project plans, discussion papers, strategies, cabinet submissions, draft legislation, executive and ministerial briefs and other communication materials.

The position is also responsible for the coordination and provision of strategic policy analysis and advice to other areas of the department, government, and external stakeholders.

While the position sits within the Conservation Policy and Legislation Unit, Principal Policy Officers are agile and may be required to work on projects within other PL units and teams.