Policy, Planning & Regulation (Government & Defence)
Full time
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Salary range $104,750 - $115,742 plus statutory super.
Do you love developing, writing and reviewing policy? Do you thrive off successfully Implementing a new regulatory policy? Can you use your exceptional communication skills to understand and Influence stakeholders?
If you fit this profile, then you could join the dynamic Strategy, Policy and People Team within the Executive Branch at VIT with an exciting and challenging mandate to enable quality teaching and provide for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
The Senior Policy Officer role offers an outstanding career opportunity for a professional who is passionate about using their expertise to support VIT in its regulation of Victorian teachers. With expert knowledge on policy development, policy reform and project management, the role will ensure VIT Is meeting Its strategic objective of being a capable and high performing regulator.
Be part of a forward-thinking, risk-based regulator where ideas and opinions are valued.
About the role
Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Policy and People this role will assist by leading the development, implementation, monitoring, review and amendment of governance, corporate and regulatory policies to ensure that they are up to date and align with best practice.
This role will require you to:
Undertake a broad range of activities relating to policy development and analysis on complex matters, including briefings for VIT's Executive
Manage key strategic projects related to legislative and policy reform
Provide specialist advice on policy issues to a range of internal and external stakeholders
Plan the policy development process, identifying decision makers, policy requirements, issues and risks and key stakeholders
Use innovative thinking and analysis when considering policy development
Apply complex concepts to policy development and research
Please refer to the position description for more Information.
About you
As an experienced policy officer you will have sound and practical knowledge of contemporary risk-based regulatory practice.
In addition to this, as the successful candidate, you will have:
Experience in managing organisation-wide frameworks and processes to lead the development, implementation, monitoring and review of governance, corporate and regulatory policies.
Experience conducting research and analysis to identify policy issues and contemporary practices and approaches that inform the policy development process.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Experience in project management which demonstrates an ability to produce detailed project plans where objectives are defined and action steps for achieving them are clearly specified.
Ability to deliver tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.
How to apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the attached position description.
Our recruitment and selection process is based on the public sector employment principles and will include the following overarching principles:
our decisions will be based on merit - we will assess each applicant's skills, knowledge, attributes and qualifications objectively against the key selection criteria
we will be fair, reasonable and equitable - we will provide equal employment opportunities
we will be objective
we will comply with our privacy obligations during the recruitment and selection process.
During the recruitment and selection process, shortlisted applicants may be asked to submit to various assessment tools and pre-employment screenings. This may include consent to conduct a nationally coordinated criminal history check.
The VIT is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and stakeholders. We require all employees to comply with VIT's vaccination policy which strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated.
Applications close: 11:59pm 15 July 2024
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority for the teaching profession, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.
It is a legal requirement for all teachers to be registered with VIT in order to be employed in a school.
We will only grant registration and allow registration to continue where a person is appropriately qualified and is fit to teach in schools.
The VIT was established by the Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001 in December 2002.
The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 [the Act] amalgamated all relevant education and training Acts (including the Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001), and was proclaimed 1 July 2007.
Further substantial amendments to the legislation were enacted in 2010, with effect from 1 January 2011. The
VIT continues in operation under and subject to the Act (as amended).
Our purpose
To regulate the teaching profession in Victoria in the public interest by enforcing high ethical and professional standards for teachers.
Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority for the teaching profession, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.
It is a legal requirement for all teachers to be registered with VIT in order to be employed in a school.
We will only grant registration and allow registration to continue where a person is appropriately qualified and is fit to teach in schools.
The VIT was established by the Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001 in December 2002.
The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 [the Act] amalgamated all relevant education and training Acts (including the Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001), and was proclaimed 1 July 2007.
Further substantial amendments to the legislation were enacted in 2010, with effect from 1 January 2011. The
VIT continues in operation under and subject to the Act (as amended).
Our purpose
To regulate the teaching profession in Victoria in the public interest by enforcing high ethical and professional standards for teachers.
Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.
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