Job Description
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Employment type: Temporary full-time for 12-month (with a view to ongoing)
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Employment type: Temporary full-time for 12-month (with a view to ongoing)
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Salary: $133,348 – $146,945 pa plus employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
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Employment type: Temporary full-time for 12-month (with a view to ongoing)
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Salary: $133,348 – $146,945 pa plus employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
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Senior Policy Officer – Settlement sits in the Community and Policy Division. The Settlement team:
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Leads and coordinates implementation and evaluation of the NSW Settlement Strategy
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Works collaboratively with the NSW and Commonwealth Governments, the NGO sector and the community to develop and deliver multi-faceted projects and initiatives
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Provides advice to the CEO and Minister for Multiculturalism on settlement matters
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Supports the NSW Coordinator General for Settlement to work closely with all levels of government, the non-government sector and the community to improve the settlement system in NSW
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Responds to emerging settlement challenges
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Develops opportunities for refugees to participate in government decision‐making
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Coordinates whole‐of‐government responses to Australian Government settlement policy and reviews
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Represents Multicultural NSW on a variety of NSW and Commonwealth Government committees.
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What You'll Do
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As part of the Settlement team, reporting to the Associate Director, you will assume senior responsibilities to develop, manage, deliver and evaluate a range of policies,



projects and initiatives to support implementation and evaluation of the NSW Settlement Strategy. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders from across government and not-for-profit sectors and demonstrate a flexible, problem‐solving approach to your work.
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You'll work as part of a team of seven, with two other Senior Policy Officers (9/10), two Policy and Project Officers (7/8) and one Assistant Project Officer (5/6). The team and working environment are collaborative, supportive, responsive and require a detail‐oriented and robust, evidence‐informed approach.
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What We're Looking For
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Demonstrated success in developing and implementing service delivery reforms, strategic initiatives or interagency projects.
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Demonstrated success in undertaking all aspects of the policy process – research, development, implementation, review and evaluation.
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Demonstrated ability to source, collate and critically analyse information to develop informed positions on policy issues.
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Agile, resilient and committed to innovation and new approaches.
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Exceptional level of written and verbal communication skills.
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Appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent, relevant professional experience and training.
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What We Offer
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A challenging and rewarding career
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Flexible, autonomous work workplace
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Competitive pay and conditions
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Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
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Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
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Other Information
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A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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Applications close Sunday, 20 September **** at 11:59pm AEST.
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For more information about the role or what it's like to work for Multicultural NSW, please contact the hiring manager Katie Baird on ************ or at
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If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please call Poppy Sgro on ************ or via email at
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Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.

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