Senior Policy Advisor — Consumer & Local Govt Reform

Department-of-Government-Service; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

The Department of Government Services (DGS) in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Policy Officer to drive policy development and legislative reforms in consumer and local government areas. You will provide expert legal policy advice, draft submissions, and guide strategies that support Cabinet processes and major reforms.

In this role you will manage projects, engage with Ministers and senior officials, and coordinate consultations to deliver evidence-based reform proposals aligning with government

Qualifications

• Experience drafting policy and regulatory reform proposals.
• Ability to provide high quality, authoritative advice to Ministers and senior officials.
• Strong written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop policy and legislative reforms in relation to the consumer and local government portfolio.
• Provide high quality, authoritative and comprehensive advice to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ministerial office, the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Executives and Senior Officers on policy issues arising in Regulatory Policy
• Manage designated projects and activities to deliver statutory reviews, develop evidence-based reform proposals, undertake research and public consultations, and analyse and evaluate public policy options to address consumer and fair-trading issues and deliver on government priorities.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of Cabinet submissions, Parliamentary documents, reports, briefing and options papers, Legislative Impact Assessments and/or Regulatory Impact Statements, regulations, legislative instruments and correspondence for a variety of audiences, including responding to letters received by Ministers.
• Initiate, manage and maintain effective relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively negotiate and liaise at senior levels in both public and private sectors when undertaking public policy development or review projects.
• Provide leadership, management, mentoring, support and guidance to team members to ensure informed and integrated delivery of initiatives and projects.
• Work flexibly across the unit performing any additional ad-hoc tasks as required or requested.

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory reform

Communication

Job description

The Department of Government Services (DGS) in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Policy Officer to drive policy development and legislative reforms in consumer and local government areas. You will provide expert legal policy advice, draft submissions, and guide strategies that support Cabinet processes and major reforms.

In this role you will manage projects, engage with Ministers and senior officials, and coordinate consultations to deliver evidence-based reform proposals aligning with government