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SalaryHudson has partnered with a high-profile government department requiring an APS 6/EL 1 Policy Research Officer who has experience working across government and the technical expertise in any STEM field to assess relevant foreign arrangements. If you are looking for a labour hire role until the EOFY, are Canberra based and hold a NV 2 clearance, then this may be the role you have been looking for.
Duties
- Work with the department's legal Policy Officers to understand and assess arrangements notified under the Foreign Arrangements Scheme
- Engage with existing assessment methods and recommend improvements to support identifying risks and developing risk mitigations
- Produce and coordinate accurate assessments in a timely manner in order to facilitate consultation with other areas within the department and external government stakeholders
- Support briefing and advice to the relevant Minister
- Engage with relevant stakeholders across the department to promote the Foreign Arrangements Scheme interests on technical matters and pursue joint outcomes.
- Knowledge and experience undertaking scientific or technological cooperation as well as targeted research and analysis in order to identify key issues
- Ability to critically evaluate those issues in order to assess risks and formulate mitigations
- Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships through strong stakeholder liaison and communication skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to translate complex technical concepts into easy to understand and concise briefings for non-technical audiences
- Flexibility and adaptability to accurately incorporate new information or knowledge into advice
- Experience in foreign and strategic policy (this will be valuable, but not essential).
If you are interested in the role, please submit via the link. If you have any questions after you have submitted your resume, please call Irena Simunec on 0455 558 721 and quote job number 235433.
