Working in government as a policy officer means you have a huge variety of different roles in various departments available to you. Whether you are passionate about the environment, health, trade, transport, community, defence, Indigenous issues, technology or the arts, there are numerous positions in these departments, working at local, state or national levels.
Working in government as a policy officer means you have a huge variety of different roles in various departments available to you. Whether you are passionate about the environment, health, trade, transport, community, defence, Indigenous issues, technology or the arts, there are numerous positions in these departments, working at local, state or national levels.
If you are passionate about working for a charity or social welfare organisation, policy officers in the not-for-profit sector help write guidelines for community organisations, advocacy groups and social and environmental charities.
Large organisations often hire several policy officers in the private sector. You can work for industries such as financial institutions, mining companies, education and tertiary businesses, insurance and other professional services.
As policy officers work in a wide variety of public, private at not-for-profit sectors, there is no “policy industry”.