Principal Consultant Ministerial Services

This is a permanent full-time position commencing December 2026

The Reform and Strategic Services division is offering an opportunity for a highly motivated candidate to join its team in the position of Principal Consultant, Ministerial Services.

The Ministerial Services Unit is the conduit between the Department of Education and the offices of the Minister for Education; Early Childhood and Minister for Tertiary and International Education. It ensures efficient processes are in place to coordinate the flow of accurate, time-critical and sensitive information. Ministerial Services has responsibility for Ministerial responses, correspondence, Parliamentary and Cabinet processes.

The Role

As Principal Consultant, you will be required to maintain a strong knowledge of Government legislation and processes and provide advice as required to meet timelines to the Minister’s office. In this position, you will also be required to manage projects that support the policy and direction of the Department.

The information you will need to provide to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Tertiary and International Education will be correspondence, briefing and speech note requests, Parliamentary questions, Cabinet comments and inquiries in response to Ministerial correspondence from the public. The position assists with the advice and information relating to policies, reports, priorities and strategic initiatives to the Minister for Education, Leadership and other agencies and organisations. 

Well-developed communication skills and a keen eye for detail are highly desired for this rol…