Principal Policy Advisor (National Redress Scheme) (357861)

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

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73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

• Provide leadership and undertake complex strategy, policy and program development and provide specialist and authoritative policy advice to the State of Tasmania and its Agencies in response to broad-ranging issues arising from the implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and from the Commission of Inquiry into the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings.
• Apply expertise, undertake research and analysis, and prepare and provide relevant and authoritative policy and project advice to the State of Tasmania and its Agencies on matters of strategic priority to the Department, particularly the administration of the Tasmanian Government’s participation in the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
• Establish and enhance relationships, and liaise, work collaboratively and consult, with internal and external stakeholders including Departmental and Ministerial staff, external agencies, and lived experience advocates, on the prevention of and response to child sexual abuse in institutional settings.
• Lead, plan and manage the delivery of complex team projects and initiatives, and support other staff to ensure milestones are achieved and outcomes delivered on time and within resource constraints, within a small, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Represent the Agency as required by the Director.

• A Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People.

The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.

3. Identification check.

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field.

 Statement of Duties (357861) Principal Policy Adviser (National Redress Scheme).docx

 Statement of Duties (357861) Principal Policy Adviser (National Redress Scheme).pdf

 About the Department of Justice (Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit).DOCX

 About the Department of Justice (Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit).pdf

 Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx

 Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf

 FAQs Short Form Application.docx

 FAQs Short Form Application.pdf

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.  We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information.  Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4***. 

Jeremy Harbottle
A/Director
Email: ***************@justice.tas.gov.au 
Phone: (03) 6165 4949

Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7***