Social Policy Adviser - Laura Nuttall, MLA

Closing Date

Wednesday 19 November 2025 - 05:59 pm

Adviser: Social Policy
Laura Nuttall, Member of the Legislative Assembly, ACT

Laura Nuttall MLA is seeking a Social Policy Adviser to work on Youth, Education, Disability, and Sport and Recreation portfolios in the ACT Legislative Assembly. This position will work primarily on the Youth portfolio and engage with other portfolios through a Youth lens.
 

Duties

Reporting to Miss Nuttall, the Adviser will provide high-level policy, analytical and strategic political advice. Key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Driving the ACT Greens Youth, Education, Disability and Sports and Recreation policies, providing advice, developing relationships and working with the community to advance priority advocacy projects;
  • Critically analysing and reviewing complex policy issues;
  • Working with and assisting other advisers in their roles on more complex issues;
  • Working closely with other policy advisers, media advisers and the Chief of Staff to support and provide input into longer term planning, strategy development, and policy review for the Green MLA team;
  • Assisting with issues management and preparation for Assembly sitting periods, including legislation, motions, Private Member’s Business, speech writing, responding to motions from other parties, and other Legislative Assembly business;
  • Reviewing material and advising the MLA for Assembly committee inquiries and reports;
  • Fostering and developing relationships with the community and other stakeholders and assisting with committee, assembly, electorate and constituent activities;
  • Assisting with content for communications and media inquiries;
  • Applying a demonstrated commitment, or willingness, to implement ACT Greens principles and policies around ecological sustainability, social justice, peace and non-violence, and grassroots participatory democracy;
  • Commitment to working in, and contributing to, a positive team culture; and
  • Other duties as directed.

Selection criteria

Essential

  • Demonstrated experience or deep interest and commitment to youth issues.
  • Demonstrated experience, deep interest or willingness to learn about education, disability, and sport and recreation policy.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate policy ideas into actions/outcomes.
  • Demonstrated ability to work comfortably and balance priorities across multiple portfolio areas
  • Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written, oral, relationship management and relationship building skills.
  • Capacity to work independently, meet deadlines and work under pressure.

 

Desirable

  • Experience in or ability to learn about parliamentary systems, ACT legislation and ACT politics.
  • Experience in a parliamentary or public service role.
  • Experience in Economics and/or skills in data analysis.
  • Experience or affinity with the community sector or campaigns sector.


You may find the ACT Greens Election platform helps you in thinking about how to address the selection criteria.
Education Disability Sports

 

The role will be for the term of the 11th Assembly, Full Time at Adviser Level 1. Part time arrangements at Adviser Level 1– Adviser Level 2 may be considered depending on experience.

The successful candidate will be engaged under a Legislative Assembly Members’ Staff contract, and other terms and conditions of employment are governed by the ACT Legislative Assembly Members’ Staff Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026. It is not an ACT Public Service position.

The ACT Greens want our staff to reflect the communities we serve. We would be particularly pleased to see applications from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as people with disability.

The role is based in the Legislative Assembly, however flexible arrangements will be supported where possible.

If you want to hear more about the role or have any questions about your suitability for it, feel free to get in contact with Guy Bromley, ACT Greens Chief of Staff Guy.Bromley@parliament.act.gov.au

 

Applications should include a CV/resume; and a statement of up to 600 words that addresses the selection criteria and highlights relevant experience.

Please email applications to Aileen.Tong@parliament.act.gov.au by 19 November 2025.