Lead Climate Adviser ACT Greens MLAs

Closing Date

Wednesday 06 August 2025 - 11:59 pm

Lead Climate Adviser – 0.6
ACT Greens Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Andrew Braddock MLA, Jo Clay MLA, Laura Nuttall MLA and Shane Rattenbury MLA are seeking a Lead Climate Advisor to work on behalf of the ACT Greens Assembly team.

Action on climate mitigation and adaptation are fundamental to ACT Greens’ mission, and so we are looking for someone with the knowledge, skills and passion to push the ACT to go further and faster in adopting and delivering policies to become as climate friendly as possible.  
 

Duties

Reporting to the ACT Greens Chief of Staff, the Lead Adviser will provide high-level policy, analytical and strategic political advice to Members of the Legislative Assembly and ACT Greens.  Key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Driving the ACT Greens climate strategy, both by developing and deploying our vision on climate, while building relationships and consensus to move issues forward.
  • Developing detailed climate policy, providing advice, working with the community to advance  advocacy projects, and drafting speeches for ACT Greens MLAs.
  • Critically analysing and reviewing complex policy issues.
  • Working with and assisting advisers and office managers 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 Greens MLA team.
  • Assisting with issues management and preparation for Assembly sitting periods, including legislation, motions, Private Member’s Business, 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 stakeholders and assisting with committee, electorate and constituent activities.
  • Assisting with communications and media inquiries in the portfolios.
  • 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.
  • Other duties as directed.

Selection criteria

  • At least four years demonstrated experience in policy research and development, including in climate related portfolios.
  • Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written, oral, and relationship management skills. We are particularly interested in understanding how you work across teams to create role clarity and get a good result.
  • Capacity to work independently, meet deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Experience in or ability to learn about parliamentary systems, ACT legislation and ACT politics.
  • Experience in a parliamentary or public service roles is an advantage.
  • Experience or affinity with community sector or campaigns sector an advantage.

 

You may find the ACT Greens Election platform Climate | Policies | ACT Greens helps you in thinking about how to address the selection criteria.

The role will be for the term of the 11th Assembly at Adviser Level 2. depending on experience, plus superannuation. The role is part time, 3 days per week (0.6FTE).

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.

Feel free to get in contact with Guy Bromley guy.bromley@parliament.act.gov.au, ACT Greens Chief of Staff or Ali Jaques ali.jaques@parliament.act.gov.au (acting Chief of Staff from 20-24 July) if you want to hear more about the role.

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Applications should include a CV with two referees including your current or most recent line manager, alongside a maximum 600-word cover letter that addresses the selection criteria and highlights relevant experience.

Email applications to Guy Bromley guy.bromley@parliament.act.gov.au, ACT Greens Chief of Staff by 6 August 2025.