Manager - Strategic Policy and Governance

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

Help drive the Department’s long-term, system-wide program of disability reform for public education.

We are ideally seeking an experienced policy leader to work across the agency, whole-of-government, and with broader stakeholders, to strengthen educational outcomes, inclusion and wellbeing for students with disability across the public education system.

Join Reform and Strategic Services as the Department of Education delivers against its strategic plan and progresses important state and national reforms

The Role

The Manager, Strategic Policy and Governance, leads and coordinates the design and delivery of system-wide strategies and initiatives that address complex policy issues related to students with disability.

The successful applicant will provide high-quality, strategic policy advice to the Director, Corporate Executive, and Ministers in relation to disability reform priorities, including interrelated state and national issues. They will lead a team to undertake complex research, consultation and analysis; translate evidence into clear, practical options and positions that support government decision making; and develop reports, government submissions, business cases, and briefings. 

This applicant will work across the Department to bring together and leverage subject matter expertise, strengthen coordination across relevant business areas, and support a coherent approach to disability reform. They will provide strategic leadership and exercise sound judgement within a complex and dynamic policy environment, where issu…