Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Job reference: 849510
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Department
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) drives the Premier's priorities in South Australia. Our vision is to be the heart of government through providing important leadership, trusted advice and strategy as well as central support services for the social, environmental and economic issues that we face. Our staff enjoy working with colleagues who value integrity, knowledge and intellectual capability. They exemplify the public sector purpose: Making a difference so South Australia thrives.

About the Business - Coordinator General’s Office
The creation of the Coordinator General's Office is a key feature of the State Development Coordination and Facilitation Act, which recently passed Parliament.

The legislation aims to address challenges and delays in assessment and approval processes, while critically maintaining South Australia's high levels of statutory protection.

Overseen by the Coordinator General, the new mechanisms will help manage a growing number of urgent and significant projects, including those involving housing, decarbonisation, and AUKUS, in a timelier manner.

Role Highlights

• Unique opportunity to take on a leadership role at the centre of SA Government.
• Competitive remuneration and flexible working arrangements.
• The ability to influence strategic priorities and delivery outcomes.

Role Details
This role provides leadership in the development and coordination of strategic policy, state development strategies, and roadmaps within the Coordinator General's Office. It brings together whole-of-government inputs, aligns competing policy positions, and translates government objectives into coherent, actionable frameworks that support investment, reform, and delivery across multiple sectors. Operating in a complex and evolving environment, the role provides senior advice on strategic risks, trade-offs, and opportunities, while helping shape the public narrative around state development priorities. It works closely with senior executives, industry leaders, and key stakeholders across government to ensure strategies are evidence-based, politically astute, and capable of driving coordinated action.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of strategic policy positions and whole-of-government strategies aligned to state priorities and deliverable outcomes.
• Coordinate senior stakeholder engagement across government to resolve policy differences, align priorities, and support informed decision-making.
• Translate strategy into implementation roadmaps with sequencing, milestones, ownership, and consideration of delivery constraints.
• Design governance and decision-support processes that enable timely, evidence-based, and defensible policy advice.

About You:

• A strategic policy leader with demonstrated experience developing complex policy positions, strategies, or planning frameworks in government or similarly complex environments.
• You bring strong judgement, political awareness, and the ability to work across multiple agencies and competing priorities to achieve practical outcomes.
• You are an effective executive communicator and negotiator, capable of influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships across government, industry, and community sectors.
• You combine systems thinking with sound analytical capability, and you are confident translating strategic intent into deliverable roadmaps, supported by strong governance, clear advice, and a collaborative leadership style.

Why This Role:

• This is a significant opportunity to help shape South Australia's future through the development of state development strategies and policy directions that influence investment, reform, and cross-sector delivery.
• The role sits at the centre of high-profile, whole-of-government work and offers direct exposure to strategic decision-making at the senior executive level. It will appeal to experienced leaders who enjoy working in complex, high-stakes environments and who are motivated by impact, influence, and public value.
• With competitive executive remuneration and flexible working arrangements, this role offers the chance to contribute to outcomes that matter for the state's economic, social, environmental, and regional priorities.

Special Conditions

• The Incumbent will be required to participate in the department's Performance Management Program.
• The Incumbent may be assigned to another position at this remuneration level or equivalent.
• This role requires a National Criminal History check.
• This role requires a Security Clearance (including Baseline, Negative Vetting Level 1, Negative Vetting Level 2, Positive Vetting).

Duration
Ongoing

Enquiries to
Amber Pellerin - Manager Executive Services, Coordinator General’s Office
Phone: 0456 763 636
Email: amber.pellerin@sa.gov.au

Applications close: 28/06/2026 11:00 PM

Attachments:
- Role Description - Senior Manager, Strategic Policy (SM2).pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.