Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $116,413 - $140,849
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Policy
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 11731
About the Role
The Senior Policy Officer role contributes to the timely development and implementation of high-quality legislative and regulatory reform proposals, legal policy advice on a range of complex matters, drafting submissions, guidance, strategies and other policy documents. The role applies sound knowledge of relevant statutory frameworks to provide critical analysis and input to Cabinet processes and major DGS reforms from a consumer affairs and local government perspective.
Key Accountabilities
· Develop policy and legislative reforms in relation to the consumer and local government portfolio.
· Provide high quality, authoritative and comprehensive advice to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ministerial office, the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Executives and Senior Officers on policy issues arising in Regulatory Policy
· Manage designated projects and activities to deliver statutory reviews, develop evidence-based reform proposals, undertake research and public consultations, and analyse and evaluate public policy options to address consumer and fair-trading issues and deliver on government priorities
About You
We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:
§ Strategic and Legal Policy Advice: experience in providing strategic and legal policy advice in a government context on complex and sensitive matters.
§ Policy and Legislative Formulation: demonstrated expertise in formulating policy and in drafting regulations, legislative instruments and other legislative options and advice.
§ Cabinet and Parliamentary Preparation: experience in developing Cabinet and Parliamentary documents, including Legislative Impact Assessments and/or Regulatory Impact Statements, that align with government priorities
§ Policy Design and Development: Formulates and communicates public policy options and recommendations; develops a clear narrative for the policies and business cases including clear problem definition and objectives; considers impact of policy to strategic plans, community needs, complementing programs and policies across the service.
This role is a permanent/ongoing position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
For more information, please see the Position Description
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 27 July 2026. All applications should include:
· a resume; and
· a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
Other relevant information
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.