Position: Strategic Design Officer(s)
A Government Department is seeking up to two (2) experienced Strategic Design Officer(s) with the following skills and experience:
Required Skills and Experience:
1. Proactive and Creative Leadership:
o Minimum 3+ years of experience working as a Strategic Design Officer within the government sector.
2. Human-Centered Design Expertise:
o Lead the development and implementation of human-centered, evidence-based design and design thinking principles to support strategic discussions and outcomes for stakeholders.
3. Stakeholder and Partnering Experience:
o Proven experience in working with APS agencies to achieve government outcomes, ensuring alignment with the APS Reform agenda.
4. Transformation of Innovative Ideas:
o Lead the transformation of innovative ideas into tangible concepts, including business models, frameworks, services, and products, to propose improvements.
5. Complex Concept Scoping:
o Ability to scope complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner, using a variety of communication techniques, including storytelling, mapping, and modeling (both written, verbal, and visual formats).
6. Scalability and Sustainability Focus:
o Strong focus on scalability and sustainability when developing whole-of-government policy co-design strategies, principles, and frameworks.
7. Data-Driven Change Management:
o Ability to build compelling cases for change, using data and best practices to drive decision-making and outcomes.
Deliverables:
The Strategic Design Officer(s) will be responsible for:
* Supporting the development of a customer strategy that improves how the agency partners with policy agencies to co-design policies that meet the needs of both customers and staff.
* Developing a framework for policy co-design in collaboration with the agency’s five (5) key policy partners, with a focus on delivering co-designed policies that align with strategic government priorities.
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