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SalaryLegal Policy Officer - Regulatory Reform
- APS 6 and EL1
- Federal Government (12 months + 6 months) S26
- Hybrid WFH
Policy, Legislation, Reform - is that YOU?
This is a great opportunity if you have a passion for policy to work on legislation development and cross-cutting legal issues with the Regulatory Reform framework that underpins Australia's offshore resources sector ensuring activities are conducted safely and in an environmentally responsible way.
The Offshore Strategy Branch is responsible for providing policy and advice to Government to support the safe and responsible regulation of Australia's offshore oil and gas resources. The team is responsible for overseeing the regulatory regime for environment and safety policy, decommissioning, Regulatory Reform and offshore strategic policy.
Duties and responsibilities:
- working closely with policy teams to understand the policy underpinning proposed legislative reforms
- preparing drafting instructions, reviewing draft legislation, coordinating internal and external consultation on draft legislation and writing explanatory materials and supporting documents for bills and regulations
- managing delivery timeframes for legislation projects
- preparing requests for legal advice on draft legislation
- writing briefings as required, including to the Minister and Senior Executive Staff
- assist the department on any other ad-hoc policy, legal and Regulatory Reform work.
Our ideal EL1 Policy Officer will possess:
- substantial experience in legislation development (including preparing drafting instructions and reviewing draft legislation)
- a strong legal background and ability to interpret legislation
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- well-developed analytical, problem solving and policy development skills
- strong relationship building skills along with experience in working and communicating with different types of stakeholders (across government, regulators, industry/the private sector and communities)
- an understanding or capacity to understand issues and trends that may affect the resources sector, and/or the team's work objectives
- a proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team with minimal direction
- a capacity to work effectively across multiple priorities and demonstrate sound judgement.
Our ideal APS6 Policy Officer will possess:
- aptitude for legislation development or interpreting legislation
- good written and verbal communication skills
- analytical and problem solving skills
- an ability to build effective working relationships and engage with stakeholders
- an ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team
- good time management skills and sound judgement
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To find out more about this opportunity which offers great conditions and benefits, please call Sonia Charman from Randstad on 8468 8007.
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