Senior Legislative and Policy Officer (356580)

Department of Justice
Strategic Legislation and Policy
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Position details

Applications close:

AEST

Award/Classification:

Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 6

Salary:

$109,099.00 to $123,395.00 per annum

Employment type:

Permanent, full-time

Region:

South

Location:

Hobart

Job description:

As a member of the Strategic Legislation and Policy team, the position works on policy and legislative development, managing complex projects in relation to the Department’s legislative program.

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.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Duties

  • Develop and implement legislative and policy proposals including the preparation of Cabinet Minutes, Briefing Papers and instructions to Parliamentary Counsel.
  • Manage and/or coordinate substantial legislative and policy projects.
  • Liaise and consult within the agency and with other agencies (State and Commonwealth), private enterprise and industry stakeholders, including the Law Society, Bar Association and Law Reform Institute of Tasmania to ensure their input into legislative and policy development.
  • Conduct research into emerging legal and policy issues and provide strategic advice to the Director and Secretary.
  • Prepare high level documents for the Attorney-General including replies to correspondence, Minutes, Cabinet Minutes, Issues Briefings, Executive Council papers and Second Reading Speech packages

Desirable Requirements

  • Tertiary qualification in law.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Download File Statement of Duties (356580) Senior Legislative and Policy Officer 13 Jan 25.docx

Download File Statement of Duties (356580) Senior Legislative and Policy Officer 13 Jan 25.pdf

Download File About the Department of Justice (Strategic Legislation and Policy) November 2024.docx

Download File About the Department of Justice (Strategic Legislation and Policy) November 2024.pdf

Download File Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx

Download File Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf

Download File FAQs Short Form Application.docx

Download File FAQs Short Form Application.pdf

How to apply

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 4911.

For more information

Bruce Paterson
Director Strategic Legislation and Policy 
Email: Bruce.Paterson@justice.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6165 4926 

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603

 

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