Assistant Director - Policy and Compliance (NSW)

Full job description
Assistant Director - Policy and Compliance (NSW)
Leading National Industry Association, celebrating 80-years of operation this year!
Exciting opportunity to work in a professional and supportive team environment
Exceptional work culture
Generous employee benefits
Permanent, full-time role, based in Macquarie Park
If you have always wanted to use your legal, policy, business, industrial relations or building industry experience to have a lasting positive impact, then this is the role for you!

HIA currently has an opportunity within our Contracts and Compliance team, for a highly motivated policy professional to take on the role of Assistant Director - Policy and Compliance in our Macquarie Park office. This role will focus on leading and supporting policy, lobbying and advocacy work related to residential building industry in New South Wales.

Who are we?
HIA has been proudly representing the Australian housing industry for eighty years. Our vision remains the same, to be an association that speaks with a united voice on industry issues and creating real change providing quality services at the lowest possible cost and working with the sector to maintain high standards.

What will you be doing?
In your role you will:

provide policy support and strategic advice to Regional Executive Director and Director – Regional Policy across a range of policy areas including productivity, taxation, workforce development, small business, work health and safety, consumer protection, insurance and industrial relations;
provide a strong HIA influence in Government policy direction, by assisting HIA to lobby governments and regulators and formulate policy submissions;
attend meetings and represent on Government committees and advisory groups as required;
directly guide and develop policy debate within HIA’s regional member forums in NSW;
assist the Regional Executive Director and Contracts and Compliance team in the delivery of membership services and communications;
support the functions of the Contracts and Compliance team, including supporting Contracts and Compliance Advisers, meeting with key members and other stakeholders and delivery of presentations and training; and
support and represent the interests of our members, which is a core value of HIA.
Who are you?

Are you looking for a hands-on role outside of a traditional law firm?

Are you interested in putting your years of experience in business or building industry to good use?

Are you interested in influencing the decisions of government that affect the home building industry?

Do you want to be exposed to a range of challenging legal and policy areas?

The right person for this job should:

be able to work collaboratively within a team, as well as proactively and autonomously;
be passionate about helping people, enjoy practical problem solving and using your initiative;
demonstrate ability to work under pressure, manage priorities, meet deadlines and produce results;
demonstrate ability to show initiative and identify strategic issues;
have excellent verbal and written communication skills;
have a good working knowledge of workplace relations law and/ or construction law;
strong experience in the building and construction industry is a benefit.
A full position description can be found in the Careers section on our website. Read more