Senior Policy and Program Officers |APS6|

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APS Level 6
Canberra, ACT | Sydney, NSW | Melbourne, VIC | Adelaide, SA| Perth, WA| Brisbane, QLD | Darwin, NT | Hobart, Tasmania
$+8,105 - $107,880 + 15.4% superannuation
About the Department of Education
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

The Role
Joining the Early Learning Programs and Youth Division at the Department of Education is an opportunity to work in a dynamic priority area of Government, ensuring quality early childhood education and care (ECEC), and leading national policy reform alongside State and Territory Governments.

As a Senior Policy or Program Officer (APS6), you will be part of a forward-thinking team doing meaningful and interesting policy development and program delivery work.

Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

Preparing briefing papers, policy or program advice, standard operating procedures, project reports, ministerial correspondence and discussion papers for presentation to a range of audiences.
Liaising with other sections, external agencies and external stakeholders and facilitating cross-agency or multi-agency planning of program delivery.
Performing research and analysis tasks (including data) to inform complex policy and regulatory development, including identifying issues and potential solutions.
Undertaking activities to support effective and compliant grant development, delivery, reporting and management.
Building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders including State and Territory Governments.
Undertaking governance activities, including contract management, project management and reporting.
Supervising and supporting junior staff members to perform diverse tasks.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application in our online recruitment system. You will need to:
Provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
Upload your Resume
Provide contact details for 2 Referees.
The APS work level standards are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level. We encourage you to review these when writing your application.

Eligibility
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.
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