Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)

Senior Policy and Project Officer

To be recognised and respected leaders in whole-of-government policy and performance.

  • Business Operations and Strategy

  • Contract

  • Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia

  • Visa sponsorship · No

  • Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.

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Why Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)

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The Department of Premier and Cabinet leads the Victorian public service, advising government on emerging policy issues and reviewing the impact of government decisions. Our vision is to be recognised and respected leaders in whole-of-government policy and performance. We work for the people of Victoria by helping the government achieve its strategic objectives. We do this by supporting the Premier, Deputy Premier, Special Minister of State, and the Ministers for Aboriginal Affairs, Equality, Multicultural Affairs, and Veterans, as well as the Cabinet.

About the role

Position Details A unique opportunity exists for a talented and passionate individual to join the Aboriginal Land Rights team as Senior Policy & Project Officer. This role will contribute to the ground-breaking work of the Group in the areas of truth, Treaty, self-determination and cultural rights.

The First Peoples - State Relations Group supports an extensive program of priority work with First Peoples, applying a strong understanding of self-determination to our work practices and in providing clear and robust advice to the Minister for Treaty and First Peoples, Premier, Cabinet and senior executives within the Group.

As the Senior Policy & Project Officer, you will lead production of and deliver high quality, strategic, clear, evidence-based and solution-focussed policy advice and work outputs for the branch and departmental senior executives, Ministers and the Premier. You will also support delivery of a whole-of-government approach to Treaty in Victoria, by ensuring opportunities to progress Treaty are realised, and developing and coordinating stakeholder discussions and forums.

** About You** As our ideal candidate, you will have:

  • Ability to take ownership of work, adapting systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations
  • Ability to deliver work outputs with high autonomy to a high quality to meet agreed outcomes, timelines and standards
  • Understanding of systemic State intersections with marginalised or vulnerable groups
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Understanding of the cultural, political and organisational context of Treaty in engagement with stakeholders and advice provision

What you'll be responsible for

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    Project Initiation

    Manage people, materials, and budget to ensure they are efficient and effective in achieving the project objectives

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    Project Coordination

    Coordinate people and processes to ensure the effective and timely running of a project

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    Program and Project Risk Management

    Identify, assess, and manage risks that may impact the program or project's success

Skills you'll need

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    Collaboration

    Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

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    Prioritization

    Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

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    Verbal communication

    Speaks clearly to convey information effectively to a target audience

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