About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

Your Role:
The Performance Improvement and Risk team is seeking a Policy Officer to contribute to key priorities to mature the department's approach to enterprise risk and business continuity management.
The Governance and Complaints team is seeking a Policy Officer to provide secretariat support to key strategic governance committees, and help mature governance capability and processes across divisions, regions and schools.
You will work in high performing teams delivering products to support frontline and corporate staff effectively and confidently perform their duties. Governance, Strategy and Planning offers a flexible and inclusive workplace where you can build your skills and knowledge, collaborate, and meaningfully contribute to the Department's strategic objectives.

Your Responsibilities:

• Quality assuring information for alignment to frameworks and requirements.
• Coordinating governance committee activities on behalf of committee secretariats.
• Coordinating and supporting enterprise risk management reporting and business continuity management activities.
• Providing a high level of support, advice and customer service to stakeholders.
• Supporting organisational capability.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Flexibility to work across a number of areas, in a fast-paced environment, and prioritise accordingly.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and coordination skills.
• Good communicator who enjoys working with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly acquire knowledge of systems and processes.

Interested? 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 will be assessed section of the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
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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