Policy Officer | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 21 August 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation
Position No: 36228
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 14 August 2026
Contact Officer: Serena Farrelly on Serena.Farrelly@act.gov.au or 0481288172

Details: Are you someone with excellent writing skills and a passion for protecting biodiversity and shaping the future of conservation? Do you thrive in complex policy environments and enjoy working at the intersection of science, government, and community to create change?

The Office of Nature Conservation is seeking a Policy Officer to join our dynamic Nature Conservation Policy team. As a Policy Officer, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering high-impact conservation policy work. You will contribute to a program of work that spans legislation, threatened species/ecological communities action plan development, and complex policy reform.

The team is currently undertaking the review of the Nature Conservation Act 2014, which presents a unique opportunity to influence landscape-scale biodiversity outcomes while responding to emerging pressures such as climate change. If you have a background in policy and/or legislative reform, and would like to join a team with a positive culture, please apply.

Please see Position Description attached for more information and Selection Criteria to respond to.

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.

Note: This is a temporary position available 7 September 2026 until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: To apply please respond with:

• A one-page pitch responding to all six items in the Selection Criteria section of 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 7 September 2026 until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of permanency.