Principal Policy Advisor, Policy and Design

Your opportunity

The Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) is implementing Queensland’s Child Safe Organisations (CSO) system including a mandatory child safe standards scheme and a reportable conduct scheme as outlined in the new Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (the Act). In this role you will work with regulators and peak bodies to ensure the necessary capacity building strategies are in place for each phase of the rollout of the scheme. You will draw on strong engagement skills and show agility and innovation to support regulators and peak bodies to implement the legislative framework.

About your responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Analyse and apply legislation for the implementation of the child safeguarding framework in Queensland to contribute to documenting workflow systems to enable implementation of the scheme.
• Contribute to the development of strategic policy advice and projects about child safeguarding, particularly in relation to policy guidance on the Universal Principle, including the development and analysis of policy options and processes that align with agency objectives, government legislation, existing regulatory frameworks and community expectations.
• Develop best practice policies and procedures and other internal templates to support implementation of the Act in consultation with subject matter experts and sector representatives.
• In collaboration with stakeholders, including the child safe organisations interstate network, develop a monitoring and evaluation framework to understand the outcomes and impacts of the scheme over time.
• In collaboration with a range of stakeholders and key entities, develop the policies and procedures required to share information in performance of the functions of the Act.
• Prepare a range of high-quality written outputs, including reports, presentations, briefings and content to support operational and strategic decision makers.
• Liaise with stakeholders to understand problems, increase awareness, consider how information will be shared across organisations, and promote proactive approaches to child safety within organisations.
• Apply strong project governance, including robust planning, scheduling, risk management, delivery and reporting of milestones to internal and external stakeholders.

This role requires the leadership capabilities of an individual contributor as outlined in the Leadership
competencies for Queensland.

Remuneration

AO7
– $129,090 – $138,273 (yearly)
– $4,948 – $5,300 (fortnightly)
– $147,501 up to $157,995 (total remuneration)

How to Apply

To enable us to assess your suitability, your application should include:

• your current resume, including the names and contact details of two referees with a thorough knowledge of your conduct and performance over the last two years. One of the referees should be your current or immediate past supervisor.
• a claim to the role of no more than two pages addressing your suitability against each of the five criteria specified within the section we are looking for someone who can.

All applicants should apply online by visiting Job search | Employment and jobs | Queensland Government.

Closing date:  Wednesday 27 November 2024

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