Senior Policy Adviser

Description:

Senior Policy Adviser
* Salary: $109,730 – $132,764 (Plus Superannuation)
* Ongoing role, Full time (flexibility may be available)
* Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne (flexibility may be available)
The Role
As a Senior Policy Adviser, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that seek to address some of the critical challenges facing the State. This is a terrific opportunity for a highly motivated individual to contribute to policy development and problem solving across a range of portfolios including jobs, industry, skills and training, regional development, the creative industries, sport and the experience economy.
Key accountabilities Include:
* Participate in specialist project teams established to address priority issues across the department's portfolio areas, with responsibility for delivering whole workstreams, or components of a project.
* Analyse data, collate evidence and engage with stakeholders to formulate findings and recommendations on a wide range of public policy issues.
* Produce concise and compelling reports, briefs and submissions to facilitate effective decision-making.
The Team
The position of Senior Policy Adviser forms a part of the Priority Projects Unit and sits within the Economic Policy, Projects and Coordination (EPPC) group.
The Group provides leadership in economic policy, including input to the Victorian Government's economic strategy. We also play a significant coordination role, providing central line‑of‑sight to enable crosscutting initiatives to be developed and delivered successfully.
EPPC also drives the implementation of the Yuma Yirramboi Strategy – a coordinated plan to support parity in economic opportunities, prosperity and social outcomes for Victoria's Aboriginal communities, and supports the department to be Treaty ready.
The Priority Projects Unit supports the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions with making high priority projects succeed, through project management, strategy, communication and policy expertise. As an internal consulting team, the unit works in partnership with the department's policy teams to help deliver priorities as directed by the Secretary and Deputy Secretaries.
About You
To be successful in the role, you will have:
* Proven analytical and conceptual skills, including an ability to structure problems, analyse data and communicate solutions to decision-makers.
* Excellent understanding of public policy and government processes, including familiarity with contemporary policy challenges across the department's portfolio areas and proven experience contributing to policy formulation and implementation in the public sector.
* Demonstrated project management capabilities with experience on public sector projects, including experience planning and contributing to the implementation of large-scale projects in complex environments.
Further Information
For a confidential discussion, please contact Brent Carney, Senior Principal, Priority Projects on brent.carney@ecodev.vic.gov.au.
The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team on 0472875685, or via email at recruitment@ecodev.vic.gov.au with the position number in the subject line. For additional contact details for our team please review the attached Position Description, located under Job Attachments in the right hand menu.
How to Apply
Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter.
For all “JSE eligible” candidates, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position. Priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
Applications close at 23:59pm on 11 March 2025.