Manager

Description:

Strategic Policy and Legislation shapes the department’s strategic direction for child protection policy and for domestic and family violence policy. We provide strategic policy advice in collaboration with other units, the department’s regions, other government agencies, and community controlled and non-government partners.

Strategic Policy and Legislation has four main areas of focus:

• Strategic policy: policy advice and development to support strategic decision making and systems reform
• Legislation: ensuring our legislation is fit-for-purpose and promotes the best interests of the child
• Intergovernmental relations: securing improved outcomes for Queensland children and families with other states and territories and the Commonwealth
• Research performance management: ensuring our policies and programs are evidence-based and delivery is on track.
  
  
  

Maximising life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families is a priority in all our work.

The Manager is responsible for leading a legislative and strategic policy team to provide high level strategic advice to support the Minister and Senior Executives to deliver on the Government's policy and legislative commitments, and reform agenda.

The Manager will work closely with central agencies of government, other State and Commonwealth government departments and the non-government sector to achieve client outcomes.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepare high level strategic analysis and advice to assist the Director, Executive Director and Deputy Director-General to advise the Minister, Director-General, and senior management.
• Lead strategic policy projects including the development of submissions, Cabinet submissions, Cabinet Budget Review Committee submissions and evaluation frameworks to enable Government to deliver its Child and Family Reform Program and renewal agenda.
• Research and advise on contemporary policy and legislative frameworks, based on evidence and best practice locally, nationally and internationally.
• Develop and maintain productive partnerships with a range of stakeholders to ensure successful negotiation on strategic policy and legislative matters.
• Develop effective service system responses and represent the unit on committees and working groups.
• Lead a strategic policy team to meet all elements of its work program on time and within budget while building the capacity of team members.
• Manage the Strategic Policy and Legislation team's Cabinet and Parliamentary work program, consistent with Government commitments and directions set by the Minister and Director-General, meeting all deadlines and performance requirements.
• Support the Director, Executive Director and Deputy Director-General to represent the department in whole of government and intergovernmental forums and negotiations, undertake policy analysis specific to budget and policy initiatives at both Commonwealth and State levels to ensure that Queensland's interests are secured, and that vulnerable Queenslanders receive their fair share of Federal funding and support.
  
  
  

It is a requirement of all employees to maintain cultural capability, commit to selfdirected learning regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to contribute to a culturally safe and inclusive workplace.

To Enable Us To Assess Your Application, Please Include

• a statement not more than one page, that summarises your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities
• a current resume containing details of 2 referees. At least one referee should have a thorough knowledge of your work over the past two years as your manager or supervisor.
  
  
  

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

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