**About us**:
Opportunities exist for one permanent and one temporary Policy Officer roles within Governance, Strategy and Planning (GSP), Strategy and Performance Branch. An opportunity exists for two Policy Officer roles - one permanent, and one temporary for 12 months with the possibility of extension - within Governance, Strategy and Planning (GSP), Strategy and Performance Branch.
GSP's functions include strategy design, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, business continuity, planning, state government reporting, policy and procedure management, and performance improvement. GSP offers a creative environment for collaboration and teamwork, flexible working options, and learning opportunities and skill development.
This opportunity will allow the successful applicants to contribute to key priorities such as supporting the development and management of operational policies and procedures, and providing support to secretariat, corporate governance, and corporate reporting activities.
**Your role**:
**Your responsibilities will include**:
- Quality assuring information for alignment to relevant frameworks.
- Providing a high level of support and advice to stakeholders and your team.
- Supporting organisational capability.
- Contributing to projects relating to branch priorities.
- Flexibility to work across a number of priorities.
- High level writing and communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation and coordination skills.
- Great at stakeholder engagement and negotiation.
- Ability to use or quickly acquire knowledge and capability to use a range of IT systems.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**To Apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be Assessed section of the attached role description.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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