Details: Minister Pettersson is seeking a Chief of Staff to lead the Ministerial office.
Working closely with the Minister, you will be responsible for long-term strategic planning, operational leadership, and day-to-day management of the Minister's office.
You will need to be comfortable working across a broad range of portfolios to localised priority projects, as well as policy development, legislative reform, and overseeing the day-to-day Ministerial-level management of government business and a number of agencies.
You will lead and support the professional development of a small, dedicated team of ministerial staff and work closely with the offices of other Ministers and MLAs to support good government in the ACT.
Key responsibilities
Reporting to the Minister, the Chief of Staff will manage the Minister's office and team of advisers, and provide high-level policy, analytical, and strategic political advice to the Minister and ACT Government.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Managing a high-performing team and ensuring systems and processes support the Minister.
Long-term planning, strategy development, and policy review for the Minister.
Analysing and reviewing complex policy issues and assisting the Minister with issues management.
Coordinating Government and Legislative Assembly business including legislation in the Minister's office and across the Executive.
Engaging in constituency work as required, including maintaining awareness of and coordinating responses to constituency issues.
Fostering a positive and inclusive work environment and culture where all staff are valued and respected.
Providing advice, briefings, speeches, media support, and other outputs for the Minister as required.
Managing budget and resources allocation in the Minister's office.
Working closely with other Chiefs of Staff, policy advisers, and media advisers to support the ACT Executive.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes, and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
Applicants will need to demonstrate:
Leadership and ability to work in a team environment.
Excellent interpersonal, liaison, and relationship management skills.
Experience in developing, analysing, and implementing public policy.
Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent organisational and priority-management skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Capacity to work independently, meet deadlines, and work under pressure.
Experience or understanding of parliamentary systems and/or the ACT political system is preferred.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates may be required to undergo a pre-employment Police check.
Note: The role is for the term of the current government and is a Senior Adviser Level 2 position with a salary of $159,780 - $175,977 plus 7% allowance and superannuation.
The successful candidate will be engaged under a Legislative Assembly Members' Staff contract, and other terms and conditions of employment are governed by the ACT Legislative Assembly Members' Staff Enterprise Agreement 2023 - 2026.
It is not an ACT Public Service position.
How to Apply: Please submit an Expression of Interest of up to two pages, current curriculum vitae, and details for two referees.
An individual response to each criteria is not required.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
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