Assistant Manager - Strategic Policy and Tech Futures

About the team

eSafety's Strategy, Engagement and Research Branch is focused on emerging issues, opportunities and challenges in the digital environment, including through policy, research, industry and international engagement, Safety by Design, thought leadership and the delivery of strategic projects.

The Strategic Policy and Tech Futures Team is responsible for promoting online safety by working to anticipate and address challenges to the regulation of online harms. The team also seeks to influence the strategic direction of cross cutting online safety policy, regulation and legislation by providing subject matter expertise and advice on online harms, online safety and new and emerging technologies.   

In this role, you will be part of a dedicated and highly skilled team, which is focused on:

• informing, influencing and shaping how eSafety understands and approaches cross-cutting strategic policy and forward-thinking technology issues 
• driving eSafety’s analysis and anticipation of complex, cross-cutting, existing, new and emerging technology issues
• coordinating and contributing to a range of strategic policy and forward-thinking technology processes, including briefings, submissions, speeches and other materials
• conducting research and environmental scanning and producing high quality, robust and evidence-based advice on policy and tech trends issues. 

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Strategic Policy and Tech Futures Team, which plays a pivotal and central role in ensuring eSafety is a leading voice, thought leader and trusted authority on policy and technology trends, challenges, opportunities, risks, sensitivities and synergies.

As Assistant Manager - Strategic Policy and Tech Futures, you will form part of the leadership of the team and will work with the other assistant managers and manager to drive a collaborative, constructive and high performing team that delivers for eSafety. 
 

The key duties of the position include:

• Conduct research and environmental scanning and produce high quality, robust and evidence-based advice on policy issues relating to eSafety’s remit.
• Provide rigorous and evidence-based analysis and advice on sensitive and complex policy issues relating to eSafety’s remit, including online risks, emerging harms, the impacts of technology trends on strategic and regulatory policy directions.
• Lead and coordinate eSafety’s contributions to inquiries, submissions and hearings.   
• Contribute a strategic and policy perspective to briefings, speeches and other communications providing advice to the eSafety Commissioner, Executive Manager (Strategy, Engagement, and Research) and the Manager (Strategic Policy and Tech Futures).
• Help set and deliver the strategic and policy priorities for eSafety and work collaboratively with other teams and subject matter experts across the organisation.
• Build strong networks with relevant stakeholders and represent eSafety in various meetings, events or forums.
• Manage junior staff and contribute to a broader positive team culture.
• Manage a range of competing priorities and drive long term projects.

There are multiple EL 1 Assistant Manager positions available as both Ongoing and Non-ongoing. We may create a merit pool to fill similar EL 1 roles within eSafety.

Click ‘Apply now’ to visit our careers page and access the Assistant Manager - Strategic Policy and Tech Futures Candidate Pack for full details.
 

Eligibility

To be eligible for employment with eSafety, applicants must be Australian citizens.

The successful applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline Clearance or hold a current security clearance of an appropriate level. More information on the security clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) website. 

Successful applicants are required to satisfy an employment screening process which may include demonstrating Australian citizenship, satisfactory completion of security and integrity checks and successful completion of a medical assessment.  
 

Notes

At eSafety, you’ll be part of a passionate team under the leadership of an independent Commissioner who is supported by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Our eSafety staff are ACMA employees who are subject to the terms and conditions of employment in the ACMA's Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027.

Suitable candidates may be placed in a merit pool from this selection process and the pool may be used to fill similar ongoing or non-ongoing roles. 
 

Getting to know the Office of the eSafety Commissioner

The eSafety Commissioner’s (eSafety) purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk from online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences.