Title:  Policy Lead

• Provide specialised expertise advising on significant reforms and issues that will affect AusNet’s role in the Victorian Transmission landscape
• Make an impact in this pivotal policy role, providing advocacy and reform advice
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment 

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real. Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.
 

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

A Policy Lead opportunity has become available, which will see you developing and advocating on energy policy shaping our society’s transition to clean energy, and that is underpinned by AusNet’s unique role as Victoria’s network operator for transmission, distribution and gas.

This full-time permanent role is suitable for someone with demonstrated experience in energy policy who is ready to join a growing team leading AusNet’s engagements with significant State and Federal reforms that impact our transmission business, customers and communities. In doing so, you will be working closely with, and supported by, a network of planning, engineering and operations teams.

With a hybrid split (Office/WFH), this role is based in Southbank and is part of the Regulation & Policy team.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Agreeing policy positions and strategies on priority reforms, including business engagements to identify developments, opportunities and risks; robust policy analysis to assess criticality and strategic impact; and presentation of high-quality policy advice to internal leaders
• Engaging actively and meaningfully on policy or regulatory issues with governments, regulators or industry to positively influence decisions made or positions settled. This includes translating and simplifying AusNet’s business or engineering issues into actionable policy proposals for decision-makers.
• Collaborating and coordinating with internal AusNet stakeholders that engage with the range of stakeholders impactful to our policy positions
• Developing positive relationships with internal leaders and specialists – building their support for, and understanding of, AusNet’s position and advocacy approach
• Developing and sharing policy insights over complex energy and industry issues from industry, research, AusNet trials and projects

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Significant demonstrated experience working in policy development, and familiarity with policy or regulatory setting process – whether with industry, government or regulatory body
• Experience in and strong understanding of energy markets, policy and regulation, preferably in regulated or commercial transmission sector, however, experience in electricity and gas distribution also valued
• Tertiary qualifications within a related discipline
• Outstanding written and strong verbal communication skills to influence mutually beneficial outcomes
• Strong interpersonal skills that enable communication and collaboration with internal and external parties
• Confidently operate independently and bring your own ability to organise and lead working-level teams on policy
• Demonstrated ability to hold or develop ‘trusted’ relationships with senior stakeholders

A real place to belong.

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.