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Policy and Projects Officer - Clerk 7/8 - Industrial Relations Commission
Department: SC IRC Industrial Relations Commission
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, ****
Policy and Projects Officer
Industrial Relations Commission
Principal location - primarily Sydney CBD and occasionally Parramatta
Employment type - Temporary (up to 30 June ****) - Full-time (35 hours per week)
Salary - Clerk Grade 7/8, Base Salary ($116,981 - $129,492), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
Join the Industrial Relations Commission and contribute to policy initiatives and projects that support the delivery of effective court and commission services.
This is an opportunity to apply your research, analytical and project management skills to meaningful work, collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to policy development and reform.
You will work on a diverse range of initiatives, helping turn policy objectives into practical outcomes in a dynamic environment where priorities evolve and your work makes a difference.
What you'll do
As part of the Industrial Relations Commission within Courts, Tribunals & Service Delivery, you will contribute to policy development, project delivery and departmental initiatives that support the Commission's priorities.
You will also:
Develop and settle authoritative internal procedural guides in consultation with judicial officers and registrars, including undertaking legal research, preparing drafts and obtaining feedback from judicial officers.
Research and analyse legal and policy issues and provide advice to the President of the Industrial Relations Commission to inform policy development, implementation and review.
Prepare briefing notes, correspondence,



reports and other documentation to support decision-making.
Coordinate and support projects, including research initiatives, program reforms and evaluations, ensuring milestones and deliverables are achieved.
Engage with stakeholders and coordinate working groups, committees and consultations to support collaboration and effective project delivery.
Manage competing priorities and deadlines while maintaining high-quality work and adapting to changing business needs.
What we're looking for
Experience researching policy and legal issues, developing evidence-based advice and contributing to policy or program reform.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare transparent documentation, engage stakeholders and build effective working relationships.
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, such as law or business, or equivalent experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
A willingness to work primarily on site at the Industrial Relations Commission, reflecting the need to work closely with judicial officers and registrars to develop a practical understanding of Court and Commission operations.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.
If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.




What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding career
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information?
Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference.
We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities.
We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage.
It's work that really matters.
Applications close:
Sunday, 08 November at 11:59pm AEDT.
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Rebel Kenna at ******
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 (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Lois Jebin at ******
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
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.
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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