APS Level 6
Canberra, ACT
$98,105 - $107,880
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 As a Senior Program/Policy Officer within the Research Division at the Department of Education, you will play a crucial role in the higher education system. We develop, deliver and continuously improve the policies and programs that enable Australia's world-class higher education research system to thrive. You will have a strong interest in public policy and experience in policy development, program management, including grants management, intellectual property, or data analytics.
Australia's research system plays a vital role in improving the future of the nation, by driving national productivity and helping to solve our greatest challenges, from climate change to helping better understand and address socio-economic disadvantage. The Research Division develops and manages policies and programs that support university research and researchers, research infrastructure, and higher education data collection and analysis.
We are looking for highly motivated and talented staff to join our team. There are immediate vacancies at the APS 6 level in two branches, Australia's Economic Accelerator Branch and Research Commercialisation Branch. These branches manage programs that are seeking to change the culture and practice of research in Australia and to ensure more university research is translated and/or commercialised to deliver stronger economic, social and environmental outcomes.
Duties and Responsibilities Reporting to the Assistant Director your responsibilities may include:
Manage and report on project plans and program initiatives.
Support stakeholder engagement including maintaining and developing appropriate networks.
Draft effective program information and data to develop compelling briefings and presentations.
Assist in the management of procurements and contracts, contributing to selection processes and evaluating contractor performance.
Contribute to pre-award and post-award grant management: drafting program documentation, guidelines and procedures as required, supporting the assessment process, execution of conditions of grant, reporting and monitoring project progress against milestones, managing variations, and project closure.
Assist in aligning policy development to the broader strategic environment.
Draft policy advice, briefs, cabinet documents, as well as project and work plans to guide delivery of cross-government work.
Ability to interpret and apply data to a wide range of tasks and situations.
Leading and mentoring a small team in the deliverables of a program or project.
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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