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Manager - Ministerial Liaison Team
CSIRO is seeking an experienced and driven manager to lead the Ministerial Liaison team to manage and coordinate CSIRO's interaction with its portfolio Minister’s office, and support the CSIRO Board and Chief Executive’s relationship with the Minister. The team manages and supports CSIRO's relationship with its Minister, providing the point of contact in CSIRO for the portfolio Minister’s office and a range of services to officers of CSIRO that support the organisation’s day to day interactions with the Minister. These include support for the preparation of: ministerial information, action, event and question time briefs, ministerial correspondence, responses to both formal and informal requests from the Minister or portfolio department for information, and all the other government activities that arise within a statutory authority.
In this role you will develop networks and distill and integrate information from a variety of sources into One?CSIRO advice. You will monitor and analyse issues of relevance to CSIRO in Parliament and the media and provide strategic advice on potential responses.
This is a busy and dynamic office, you will need to manage and prioritise multiple tasks with varying levels of complexity and urgency to maintain CSIRO’s reputation for delivering high?quality support to its Minister. Work is often done under pressure, especially when parliament is sitting and a track record of being able to deliver on priorities under pressure is essential.
Location: Black Mountain, ACT
Salary: AU$115k - AU$135k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 12 to 14 months (maternity leave cover)
Reference: 74639
For full details about this role please review the Position Description
To be appointed to this position you must be an Australian citizen.
The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance at the NV1 (Secret) level.
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
We are working hard to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Sunday 4 July 2021, 11:00pm AEST