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- $128,755 per annum + Superannuation
- Full Time, Fixed term opportunities. 2 roles 12 months, 1 role to 30 May 2025
- Based at Geelong Headquarters (Hybrid)
About the role
The Policy & Legislative Services Advisor will assist the Legislation, Policy and Information Services (LPIS) Division in formulating effective legislative and statutory solutions and authoritative advice working closely with the Senior Policy & Legislative Services Advisor. The role will assist in reviewing, analysing, advising, and development of policy and strategy in a range of contexts including strategic, economic, legislation, regulatory and operational.
The role has an important part to play in ensuring WorkSafe continues its work towards actively preventing workplace injuries and illness from occurring.
The Policy & Legislative Services Advisor will work across a broad range of subject matter areas including occupational health and safety and workers compensation and will work in a variety of settings including national, government, and stakeholder forums.
Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description via the WorkSafe careers portal for additional information on accountabilities for this role.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate a collaborative work style, an ability to build strong relationships with key Stakeholders and have an ability to anticipate and manage risks. You will have advanced written communication skills including the ability to explain complex or technical issues clearly and in a way that can easily be understood by a range of audiences. You will also possess:
- Demonstrated high level written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills to build and manage internal and external networks and relationships
- Demonstrated abilities to conduct thorough research and to think laterally and analytically
- Experience in developing strategic economic or public policy, preferably in a Government environment
- Experience in providing high quality and rigorous policy advice on a range of complex issues within limited time constraints
- Excellent planning and organisational skills and the proven capability to meet strict timelines and to self-manage
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain trust and confidence with internal and external stakeholders and to effectively negotiate including experience influencing other
Working with Us
At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.
We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders.
What's next?
Applications close at 11:00pm on Wednesday 20th February 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.
Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.
For further enquiries please contact Natasha Zaluski via email ***************@worksafe.vic.gov.au
About us
WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind - reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don't shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that's why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.
We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.
WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.
