Senior Policy Officer, Ministerial and Cabinet

• Salary: $113,002 - $136,747 (Plus Superannuation)
• Ongoing role
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne (flexibility may be available)

The Role

Reporting to the Manager, Parliament & Cabinet Services, the Senior Policy Officer, Ministerial and Cabinet Advisor leads the provision of authoritative advice and strategic support to the department on all aspects of Parliament and Cabinet business.

Main accountabilities:

• Provide authoritative advice to the department on administrative policy and guidelines related to Parliament and Cabinet business processes.
• Develop and maintain guidelines, procedures and effective systems for Parliament and Cabinet business to ensure effective support to Ministers, the Secretary and Executive.
• Develop and deliver training materials to promote awareness and understanding of processes, systems and procedures related to Parliament and Cabinet.
• Monitor and report on Parliament and Cabinet processes and timelines, and parliamentary matters relevant to the department including emerging risks and trends and continuously improve reporting processes to ensure the department meets its obligations.

The Team

The position of Senior Policy Officer, Ministerial and Cabinet forms a part of the Strategy, Performance and Governance branch within the Corporate Services group.

The Corporate Services group consists of specialist functions including strategic communications, finance, investment and procurement, performance and governance, legal and legislation, people and culture, information technology and workplace services and emergency management. The Strategy, Performance and Governance Branch objective is to continuously uplift the efficiency and effectiveness of the Corporate Services Group and the department.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:

• Technical experience: Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in Parliament and Cabinet processes and systems, underpinned by a sound understanding of the Westminster system of government.
• Planning and organising: Sets clearly defined objectives and priorities and operate accordingly, reviewing and adjusting as required; identifies processes, tasks and resources required to achieve a goal; establishes systems and procedures to guide work and track progress; recognises actual and potential barriers and finds effective ways to deal with them.
• Influence and negotiation: Gains agreement to proposals and ideas; builds behind- the- scenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; uses chains of indirect influence to achieve outcomes, for example, ‘gets A to show B so B will tell C'; involves experts or other third parties to strengthen a case.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Joanne Ryan, Manager, Parliament and Cabinet Services on 8392 6696 or jo.ryan@ecodev.vic.gov.au

The Department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

Please note: We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at recruitment@ecodev.vic.gov.au with the position number in the subject line.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.

Applications close at 23:59pm on 9 December 2025.