Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $95,722 - $100,956 plus superannuation
Position No: 12449
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 20 July 2026
Contact Officer: Lachlan Duncan on [email protected] or (02) 6207 9365
Details: Are you a policy practitioner who loves collaboratively solving complex problems and applying your skills to achieving great policy outcomes for the community?
The Policy, Planning and Built Environment Group is seeking applications for the position of Policy Officer within the Strategic Policy and Legislation Branch. As a Policy Officer you will work in a multidisciplinary team to support a variety of policy, regulation, and legislative projects that improve on-ground outcomes, service delivery and the liveability of our city.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
- Relevant tertiary qualification (such as law, business, policy, project or change management) or other qualifications and technical experience deemed equivalent would be highly regarded but not essential.
Notes: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future vacancies over the next 12 months.
This position is located in a workplace designated for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
How to Apply: Please submit a current curriculum vitae with the contact details of two referees, and a pitch of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet each of the Selection Criteria contained in the attached Position Description.
Applications should be submitted .
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.
