Policy Officer - Brisbane, Australia - Rimfire Resources

Rimfire Resources

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Brisbane, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Sugar industry

Influential role
Brisbane

The Organisation
CANEGROWERS is a professional and cohesive voice for sugarcane growers, having represented their interests for over 90 years. CANEGROWERS works to enhance grower viability, profitability, and the Australian cane industry's international reputation.

The sugar industry annually generates income of around $4.0 billion for Australia from 4,000 sugarcane farms, and the 9 sugar milling companies, refiners and distillers.

While the industries successful history is built on sugar production and trade, a diverse future is on the horizon as the industry diversifies to meet the global demand for bioenergy.

The Position

A great career opportunity is now available for a Policy Officer, working within a team to develop and implement policy which contributes to a profitable and sustainable cane growing industry.

The Policy Officer will work closely across an experienced policy team, providing research support and analysis to assist the team to develop and implement a comprehensive set of policies to achieve CANEGROWERS' ambitious strategic vision and goals.

They will assist other policy unit members and CANEGROWERS management in carrying out their tasks, which include;

Assisting in developing policy positions and implementation plans
Researching issues related to CANEGROWERS policy positions
Collecting and analysing data relevant to industry issues
Assisting with the preparation of Board papers and submissions
Responding to requests, both internal and external
Engaging with stakeholders outside the organisation, e.g. government, industry organisations and other rural bodies
Analysis and preparation of policy documents, working alongside CANEGROWERS Policy Committees.

The Person