CareerPlan

APS6 - Senior Program & Policy Officers, Regional Development, Northern Australia & Local Government

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

Core

Senior Program and Policy Officer managing infrastructure financing governance, economic policy advocacy, and intergovernmental forums for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) and the Northern Australia Action Plan.

Role type

Senior IC policy and program officer (government)

Builds

Infrastructure financing governance frameworks, policy briefs, and intergovernmental coordination mechanisms

Domain

Public sector / Regional development / Infrastructure finance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Policy analysis, financial administration, intergovernmental engagement, stakeholder management, report drafting, legislative review

Preferred skills

First Nations cultural capability, agile project management, complex information evaluation

Technologies

Government policy frameworks, shared risk registers, ministerial correspondence systems

Responsibilities

Manage administration of the $7B NAIF special appropriation; Review proposed infrastructure projects against government priorities; Provide secretariat support for the Northern Australia Working Group; Draft whole-of-government inputs for the Northern Australia Action Plan Annual Progress Report

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC