The Senior Policy Officer in the Mental Health Commissioner's Office supports sensitive advice, accountability and system reform. It is a role for someone who can absorb complex information quickly, write with judgement and understand the human consequences behind policy decisions. View the official job ad .

This full time role is based in Sydney Region, with advertised salary of $133,348 to $146,945 per year. Applications close Monday 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm.

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Application Requirements For Senior Policy Officer, Commissioner's Office

- Current CV.

No separate mandatory licence, qualification or pre-employment condition is stated in the public advertisement.

NSW Government Candidate Requirements

The panel needs someone who can be trusted with complex, sensitive work and produce advice that is both rigorous and usable.

Candidate Requirements For Senior Policy Officer, Commissioner's Office At Mental Health Commission of NSW

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How to demonstrate it





Sensitive policy advice Use an issue involving risk, vulnerability or public accountability and explain how you handled the information and competing considerations.

Executive briefing Show how you distilled a complex matter into the decision, options, risks and recommended next step for a senior audience.

System reform and implementation Describe how your policy or project work connected broad reform goals to practical changes and follow-through.

Stakeholder influence Explain how you built trust, heard different perspectives and moved the work forward without avoiding difficult issues.

What The Panel Will Want To See In Your Examples

- Mature judgement on a sensitive issue.
- Understanding of system reform.
- Credible engagement with senior and community stakeholders.
- Discretion and accountability.

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