Paxus is working with a large Federal Government Department that is establishing a new branch, providing strategic advice and support across multiple Divisions.
This is an exciting opportunity to help build and develop a new support and advice service. This newly created Branch will provide expert input and advice to inform Australian Government investments on strategically important projects. The branch will provide cost and benefit assurance on infrastructure projects, market intelligence and governance.
2 x EL1 Assistant Director - Policy
1. Looking for strong generalists, self-starters with strong experience of stakeholder management, working with project or policy teams and driving forward deliverables across a range of teams. What's most critical is people skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders to build new functions.
3 x APS5/6 Senior Policy Officers
2. Demonstrated experience in Policy/Project Development, understanding of project cycles, risk management, reporting etc and outstanding stakeholder skills.
We are looking for multiple candidates to fill several diverse roles in the branch, including roles with a focus on policy, project development, program management, data analysis and forecasting, regulation, change management, commercial analysis and stakeholder engagement.
We are seeking candidates who are outcomes driven, proactive and highly adaptable. The ideal candidates will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, well-developed stakeholder management skills, attention to detail and an interest in infrastructure.
We are looking for candidates that demonstrate the following skills:
3. Be an effective team-member, including contributing to a positive, professional, values based and supportive culture of achievement and delivery.
4. Strategic thinking, including the ability to identify how political, social, environmental, cultural and other factors may impact the work.
5. Have the ability to communicate with influence including listening actively and clearly articulating your message both written and verbal.
6. Demonstrated ability to build effective professional networks and liaise with internal stakeholders.
7. Possess effective stakeholder engagement skills to collaborate across teams and divisions and build consensus amongst stakeholders.
8. An ability to adapt to change, including dealing positively with uncertainty and adaptability to changing circumstances.
9. An ability to contribute to an effective working culture which develops teams.
10. A commitment to seeking opportunities to learn new skills.
11. Analytical skills including the ability to problem solve, work with ambiguity and assess organisational impacts, risks and benefits.
12. Strong coordination and support capabilities that can be highlighted through secretariat roles