- Enable all Australians to connect to media and online services safely
- Harness the economic and social benefits of media services
- Promote Australian news, culture, community identity and media diversity to support and inform democracy and civil engagement
- Sustain an efficient, vibrant and resilient Australian media industry.
- Contributing to policy development and providing expert policy advice.
- Developing, supporting and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Preparing a range of high-quality written materials, including correspondence, briefs and submissions.
- Conducting comprehensive research and analysis activities in support of policy development.
- Senior Policy Officer - International Engagement will work with a diverse range of stakeholders to promote and provide advice on Australia's online safety policy and regulatory approaches in international settings. You will support the Minister for Communications and departmental staff to represent the Australian Government on online safety issues. Prior experience in a bilateral or multilateral international engagement, foreign policy or international development role is highly desirable, but not essential.
- Senior Policy Officer - Domestic Policy will provide advice on key emerging harms and technologies that impact online safety. This will require strong research and stakeholder engagement skills to work on issues such as online hate speech and artificial intelligence regulation. You will play a key role in coordinating online harms policy across government and supporting the Minister for Communications to Chair the biannual Online Harms Ministers Meetings.
- Senior Policy Officer - Strategy and Research to support the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2021 (OSA), provide governance oversight of the eSafety Commissioner and assist with the independent review of the OSA. You will work flexibly across the team to help deliver key priorities, including to finalise reforms to the Basic Online Safety Expectations, support the reviewer's stakeholder engagement and public consultation, and contribute ideas, research and other material to the review of Australia's online safety laws.
- Contribute to policy development and provide expert policy advice, or a capacity to apply existing skills or experience to this work.
- Achieve results and manage work projects effectively with competing priorities and tight deadlines, with a capacity to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Communicate effectively, both written and verbally, to deliver information in a variety of formats to a range of audiences.
- Prepare a range of high-quality written materials, including correspondence, briefs and submissions.
- Develop, support and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Think strategically, evaluating complex information from a variety of sources to make connections and sound decisions.
- Use strong initiative and sound judgement to achieve good outcomes.
- Conduct comprehensive research and analysis activities in support of new policy.
APS6 - Senior Policy Officers, Online Safety Branch - Canberra, Australia - The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Description
APS6 - Senior Policy Officers, Online Safety Branch , Online Safety
APS Level 6
Title:
APS6 - Senior Policy Officers, Online Safety Branch
Classification(s):
APS Level 6
Employment Type:
Ongoing/Non-Ongoing, Full Time/Part time
Salary:
$92,005 - $110,020 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation
Business Division:
Online Safety, Media & Platforms
Branch:
Online Safety
Location:
Our preference is for candidates to be located in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney however we want to recruit the best people to our Division, no matter where they are located. We support flexible work arrangements including, where appropriate, the opportunity to work remotely from one of our other departmental offices or r remotely via home-based work.
Should the successful candidate reside in a location where the department does not currently have office space, there will be a requirement to be engaged remotely via a home-based work arrangement.
Security Clearance:
Baseline Vetting
Job Reference No:
44989
Contact Officer:
Christopher Fulluck on or
Closing Date:
11.59pm AEST, Sunday 28 April 2024
Our Department Values
Our values set the direction for what it means to work in our department. They inform the standard and expectations of behaviours, skills and capabilities and the attributes we currently have, will continually work to achieve and develop, and that we use to acknowledge and attract, retain and recruit into our department.
The department supports workplace diversity and values the contribution of people from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, and LGBTIQ people. The department is committed to achieving gender equality and, in particular, supporting women's progression into senior leadership.
The opportunities we have available
The Online Safety, Media and Platforms Division provides advice to the Minister for Communications on a broad range of issues and leads the development of policy and regulatory responses which:
We are looking for talented and enthusiastic policy professionals to fill roles in the Online Safety Branch.
The Online Safety Branch leads policy development for online safety, including broad oversight of the government's policy settings related to harmful online content, such as cyberbullying, image-based abuse and online hate speech. The Branch has policy and governance oversight of the eSafety Commissioner and is supporting the independent review of the Online Safety Act 2021.
We engage with international partners in bilateral and multilateral forums to support a consistent global approach to online safety, keep across new and emerging regulatory challenges, promote Australia's world leading approach to online safety, and inform our advice to government.
A Senior Policy Officer is responsible for:
There are both ongoing and non-ongoing positions available. Vacancies include:
Policy and Engagement team
The Policy and Engagement team is responsible for providing policy advice to Government on emerging online harms and managing international engagement on online safety.
The team is looking for:
Strategy and Research team
A merit pool will be established for a period of 18 months from the date of this advertisement as a result of the selection process. This pool could be drawn on to fill subsequent vacancies in the Branch during this time.
Who are we looking for? To be successful, you will need to demonstrate your ability to:The Online Safety Branch deals with subject matter related to serious harms online and there is a risk of exposure to harmful online content. The Branch reads, talks about, and briefs on disturbing online content. The health and wellbeing of staff is a top priority of the Branch. Staff are supported to manage and/or avoid such exposure, and enhanced access to the department's Employee Assistance Program is also available.
What else can we offer?