Manager External Policy - Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne Water

Melbourne Water

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Job Number:

Work type:

Permanent Part Time

Location:

Melbourne
Docklands

Categories:

Management, Other, Strategy

Our Organisation:

At Melbourne Water we love water and love life. What we do makes a vital contribution to Melbourne's famous lifestyle.

We achieve this by supplying high quality drinking water, providing outstanding sewerage services, integrating drainage systems, building resilience to flooding and by enhancing our waterway and land for greater community use.

At Melbourne Water we are in the 'Decade that Matters' and we've got some ambitious goals to achieve. It's a pride we share in helping to make greater Melbourne a fantastic place to live.

The Role:

Reporting to the GM, Government & Water Sector Strategy this role will lead Melbourne Water's policy function, and for advocating and influencing government policy in line with Melbourne Water's strategic outcomes.

This will be achieved through:

Recognising and identifying policy barriers and legislative change at both a state and national level which prevent Melbourne Water from achieving strategic goals or key outcomes and which have significant benefit to our customers and community
Develop policy positions to influence government policy, regulation review and reform
Develop submissions, position papers and business cases to advocate or respond to potential government policy changes
Facilitate targeted policy advocacy activities and coordinate Melbourne Water responses to key Government initiatives.
Work closely with and build a strong, enabling relationships of influence with key stakeholders and the authorising environment
Provide Advice to Board, Leadership Team and Senior Management on Melbourne Water's strategic position on key policy reforms with supporting evidence.

Your Skills and Experience:

Tertiary qualification in Water and Environmental Management and/or Policy
Extensive experience leading programs and teams delivering collaborative policy/advocacy programs
Demonstrated high level relationship management and advocacy experience in complex authorising environment/operating contexts
Advanced policy and communication skills, with demonstrated ground in risk and reputation management
A strong understanding of political, policy and/ or regulatory processes
Experience in policy and/or waterway and natural resource management

For more information, please see the attached Role Mandate G3_Role_Mandate_-_Manager_External_Policy

Culture at Melbourne Water:

We take enormous pride in cultivating a culture that holistically benefits our team and the wider Melbourne community. The pillars of our culture are based on Flexibility, Impact, Growth & Development, and People.

We are committed to flexible working in a variety of manners including hybrid work, varied start/finish times, purchased leave, part time work, and 9 day fortnights. We understand that Melbourne Water and our customers are benefitted by enabling balance in work and life.
Make an impact as part of a passionate team doing meaningful work to shape urban water policy.
We relish learning and challenging the status quo for continuous growth. Perpetual and varied opportunities for learning and development are offered in a variety of manners from formal development programs, digital learning content and lunch & learns; to visiting our sites and getting to see our initiatives and projects first hand.
People are the foundation for all that we do. Our people are warm, welcoming, and inclusive.
How to apply_

Closing date:
WEDNESDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2023 at 11:55pm AEST

Advertised:

25 Jan 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Closing:

08 Feb :55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time