Centre for Policy Development – Sydney NSW

The Centre for Policy Development (CPD) is looking to hire a thoughtful and organised Program Officer to contribute to our work across our Just Transition and Wellbeing Government Focus Areas. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a fair, sustainable society and economy across Australia and Southeast Asia.

CPD’s Just Transition work develops policy for a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy that strengthens – rather than weakens – communities, workforces, and society. Our Wellbeing Government work promotes policy approaches that put people and the environment at the heart of decision-making. We advocate for values-driven, holistic and preventative approaches that support the wellbeing of current and future generations.

You’ll be joining a close-knit team that delivers real impact. We believe our people are central to our work and we are committed to recruiting and retaining talented, dedicated people who care about the work they do. We support versatile work and will consider either full-time or part-time work for the right candidate. We have a collaborative culture that invites curiosity and initiative, and values constructive, respectful working relationships.

The Centre for Policy Development (CPD) is looking to hire a thoughtful and organised Program Officer to contribute to our work across our Just Transition and Wellbeing Government Focus Areas. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a fair, sustainable society and economy across Australia and Southeast Asia.

CPD’s Just Transition work develops policy for a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy that strengthens – rather than weakens – communities, workforces, and society.



Our Wellbeing Government work promotes policy approaches that put people and the environment at the heart of decision-making. We advocate for values-driven, holistic and preventative approaches that support the wellbeing of current and future generations.

You’ll be joining a close-knit team that delivers real impact. We believe our people are central to our work and we are committed to recruiting and retaining talented, dedicated people who care about the work they do. We support flexible work and will consider either full-time or part-time work for the right candidate. We have a collaborative culture that invites curiosity and initiative, and values constructive, respectful working relationships.

Diversity and Inclusion

We especially encourage the following people to apply for this role: people who are gender diverse, First Peoples, people of colour, people with lived experience of discrimination, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQI+ community, and people without a tertiary education.

If you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know on *email_hidden* and we’ll work with you to make the process accessible.

Salary

Starting at $72,000 + 12% superannuation, with salary negotiable depending on experience and skills, taking into account fairness and equity across the team.

Location

This position is based in either the Melbourne or Sydney office,



with hybrid working.

Some Additional Benefits

- Hybrid work and flexible hours.
- A 6% annual increase to base salary, applied each year on 1 January (provided you’ve completed your first three months with CPD by then), with smaller increases applying to salaries over $100,000.
- An additional week of annual leave after 3 years of employment, and a paid 3-month sabbatical leave after 5 years employment.
- Additional end of year leave (between Christmas and Recent Year), study leave, birthday leave and wellbeing leave for all staff.
- CPD’s Parental leave: 14 weeks’ paid parental leave (after one year of service at the expected due date) + 12 months of unpaid parental leave. This is in addition to any government-funded Parental Leave Pay you may be eligible for.
- Floating Public Holidays: you can take public holidays on a day that is convenient for you.
- A collaborative culture that supports learning, development and broadening your experience.

Here’s a taste of what you’ll do

- Reporting to the Energy Transitions Lead, you will support project coordination across our Just Transition and Wellbeing Government Focus Areas, working across teams, tracking progress and helping keep projects on track.
- Help organise major policy engagement activities within the Just Transition and Wellbeing Government Focus Areas, such as roundtables and other convening events, including coordinating invitations, agendas, logistics and virtual platforms.
- Support the Just Transition and Wellbeing Government teams with project planning, research, coordination and other Focus Areas activities.
- Coordinate the development and publication of outputs, working with t

📌 Program Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Centre for Policy Development
📍 Sydney