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Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Perth WA Are you a self-starter with strong stakeholder and administrative skills, a history of high performance, and enjoy helping others to stay organised and achieve results? Do you have excellent communication skills, thrive on building relationships with a diverse group of people, and helping drive solutions that make a difference to people and your community? Then this may be the role youve been looking for. This role reports to the South West WA Regional Workforce Transition Officer. Working together as a small team, you will directly support your regions workforce transition to a net zero economy. The Regional Workforce Transition Officer connects and collaborates with community, industry and government stakeholders to identify and act on local labour market needs and opportunities. As the Program Officer, you will provide the Regional Workforce Transition Officer with administrative support to help them manage their time and stay organised while they are on the road. At other times you will be engaging directly with stakeholders. The Program Officer role will cater to your stakeholder and administrative strengths, while offering development opportunities in program design and implementation. This is not a standard desk job and each day will be different. The successful candidate will have a high degree of personal drive, initiative and integrity, as well as a passion for collaborating on and delivering community-led outcomes. You may live in a different part of South West WA to the Regional Workforce Transition Officer, so you will enjoy working independently and operating as a virtual team to ensure plans and timeframes are met. You will be required to hold a current Australian drivers licence and travel regularly throughout South West WA (and surrounds) as a representative of the Australian Government at stakeholder meetings, forums and events. The position is ongoing with full-time and part-time applicants being considered and requires being based in the South West WA Employment Region as you are expected to be available for facetoface meetings and community engagements with stakeholders. Not all meetings will be in office hours so the role is also likely to require some out of hours work within the region and working from home. The key duties of the position include: The Australian Government is investing in transition supports for workers, families and communities likely to be affected by the closure of coal and gas-fired power stations, coal mines and other carbon-intensive facilities over the coming years. This includes in the South West WA as a priority net zero region. This work is being led by the Net Zero Economy Authority and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). As DEWRs people on-the-ground in South West WA, the Regional Workforce Transition Officer and Program Officer engage with the community to understand local issues and coordinate support as the energy transition proceeds. As the Program Officer you will be required to: Provide administrative support to the Regional Workforce Transition Officer, including organising travel, stakeholder meetings and events, and undertaking secretariat duties for meetings. Prepare written material, including drafting reports, communication products, responding to stakeholder enquiries, and updating and managing social media accounts. Represent the Australian Government and build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships this includes travel to engage with stakeholders across the South West WA region and surrounds. Have knowledge of a wide range of programs and initiatives that support worker transitions and understand the challenges and opportunities facing South West WA as it transitions to a net zero economy. Work independently with limited assistance and as part of a virtual team to achieve results. Contribute to policy development and program development and delivery and identify continuous improvement opportunities. Use sound judgement to identify opportunities and manage risks, and comply with relevant Australian Government processes, guidelines and policies. Eligibility Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the agency delegate has agreed, in writing. This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a baseline security clearance. This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months. Notes Qualifications and education A current Australian drivers licence, own vehicle and home internet is essential. Ability to attain and maintain a Working with Children Check is essential. Getting to know the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) We are the department that helps job seeking Australians find safe, secure, and well-paid work while we ourselves strive to be a model employer. We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or retraining to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities. Secure jobs are vitaldriving future economic growth and providing people with the certainty. We focus on connecting Australians who are starting, advancing or changing their career with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to gain or regain employment. Our work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. It is our unique purpose to help people realise their potential and we want you to be part of it. Underpinning our important work is our focus on culture. We recognise that how we do things is equally important as what we achieve. Our workplace is one where different perspectives are encouraged, people feel a sense of belonging and draw on the expertise of their peers. Our people demonstrate the APS values, which includes being open, thoughtful, curious and candid. We also value employee wellbeing and developing leadership through investment in capability. #J-18808-Ljbffr