- APS Level 6
- Adelaide, SA | Canberra, ACT | Melbourne, VIC
- $105,295 - $115,786 + 15.4% superannuation

About the Department of Education
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

The Role
At the Office for Youth, we’re all about putting young people front and centre in shaping Australia’s future. We work with the whole of Australian Government to make sure youth voices are heard in the development of policies and programs that impact them. From Youth Advisory Groups to National Youth Consultations, we’re creating spaces where young Australians can have a real say. Plus, we help the government get better at engaging with youth through toolkits, training, and expert advice.

If you’re passionate about making change and want to help amplify youth voices across the nation, come join us and be part of something exciting!

As a Senior Policy and Program Officer in the Office for Youth, you will bring your knowledge, experience and perspectives to help strengthen the Office for Youth’s work with First Nations young people, communities and organisations. You will support the design and delivery of First Nations youth engagement initiatives and help ensure our broader youth engagement work is culturally safe, inclusive and responsive to the diversity of young people across Australia.

You will also contribute to a range of Office for Youth priorities, including Youth Advisory Groups, consultations, grants and other engagement initiatives. Working closely with a broad and diverse range of young people, including First Nations young people, the youth sector and colleagues across government,



you will help create genuine opportunities for young people to inform the policies and programs that affect them.

Affirmative Measure: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment
This vacancy is being advertised under the affirmative measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and is open only to people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Applicants may be required to provide evidence confirming their eligibility in accordance with departmental recruitment requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include the following:

- Support the design, development and delivery of First Nations youth engagement initiatives, working directly with First Nations young people, communities, organisations and stakeholders.
- Build and maintain trusted, respectful and culturally safe relationships with First Nations young people and stakeholders.
- Manage and support a Youth Advisory Group
- Run youth consultations virtually and in-person
- Manage key grant partnerships with youth sector stakeholders
- Branch coordination and support for coordination requests, engagement with research and policy reports, and general youth engagement requests.
- Internal and external stakeholder engagement with government and non-government organisations relating to youth engagement.
- Monitoring and evaluation activities for youth engagement initiatives you will be leading or contribute to.




- General parliamentary and departmental support, including drafting correspondence, briefing and advice to Ministers and senior executives.
- Manage and build collaborative relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Commonwealth agencies, state and territory governments, youth sector stakeholders and young people.

How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application in our online recruitment system. You will need to:

- Provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
- Upload your Resume
- Provide contact details for 2 Referees.

The APS work level standards are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level. We encourage you to review these when writing your application.

Eligibility
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.

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📌 Senior Policy and Program Officer (Affirmative Measure: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment) (Adelaide)
🏢 Australian Government
📍 Adelaide