CareerPlan

APS6 - Senior Program & Policy Officers, Affirmative Measures, First Nations

Perth, Western AustraliaFull-time$100k–$118k2026-11-07 → 2026-11-12
HybridCitizens only

Core

Senior Program & Policy Officer delivering complex operational and policy outcomes for regional development, infrastructure financing governance, and First Nations co-design advice in Northern Australia.

Role type

Senior IC policy and program officer

Builds

Infrastructure financing governance frameworks, economic policy advocacy, and intergovernmental coordination for Northern Australia

Domain

Public sector policy, regional development, and First Nations affairs

Required skills

Policy analysis, financial administration, intergovernmental engagement, stakeholder relationship management, complex information evaluation, legislative drafting

Preferred skills

Cultural capability development, agile project management, cross-jurisdictional coordination

Technologies

Government policy frameworks, shared risk registers, ministerial correspondence systems

Responsibilities

Managing administration of the $7B NAIF special appropriation, reviewing proposed infrastructure projects against government priorities, providing secretariat support for the Northern Australia Working Group, drafting whole-of-government inputs for the Northern Australia Action Plan Annual Progress Report

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC