Policy Administration Professionals

MASCO 4 DIGIT: 2422

Policy Administration Professionals plan, devise and execute policies on management of human resource and the organisation, financial resources, the economy, administration and development of regions/districts/local areas/land, social planning and administration, international relations and foreign affairs (including foreign services), national security/defence and information technology management.

JOB TITLES

Refer to MASCO (6 digit)

Policy Analyst ()

Intelligence Officer ()

Policy Officer ()

Policy Executive ()

Source: Q1 2024, Job Market Insights, ILMIA

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Tasks & Responsibilities

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Liaising and consulting with programme administrators and other interested parties to identify policy needs;
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Reviewing existing policies and regulations to identify anomalies and inappropriate allocations;
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Researching social, economic and industrial trends, and client expectations of programmes and services provided;
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Formulating and analysing policy options, preparing briefing papers and recommendations for policy changes, and advising on preferred options;

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Conducting threat and risk assessments and developing responses;
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Reviewing operations and programmes to ensure consistency with organisational policies;
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Performing related tasks; and
08

Enhancing knowledge and coordinating work performance.

What are the skills required?

Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.

Soft Skill

English

Able to speak English

Soft Skill

Planning

Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal.

Hard Skill

Analysis

The ability to collect and analyze information, problem-solve, and make decisions

Hard Skill

Analytics

Ability to deconstruct information into smaller categories in order to draw conclusions

Soft Skill

Communication

The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential, no matter what industry you work in.

Soft Skill

Critical Thinking

Experience objectively examining assumptions (adopted rules of thumb) underlying current beliefs to assess their correctness and legitimacy, and thus to validate or invalidate business beliefs.

Soft Skill

Decision Making

In psychology, decision-making is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several alternative possibilities.

Soft Skill

Leadership

Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

Hard Skill

Policy Recommendation

A policy recommendation is simply written policy advice prepared for some group that has the authority to make decisions, whether that is a Cabinet, council, committee or other body.

Soft Skill

Problem Solving

Problem solving consists of using generic or ad hoc methods, in an orderly manner, for finding solutions to problems.

Soft Skill

Strategic Planning

Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy.

Soft Skill

Strategic Thinking

Strategic thinking involves the generation and application of unique business insights and opportunities intended to create competitive advantage for a firm or organisation

Field of Study Required

Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.

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Courses

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(2019)

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Courses

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