Presentation - State of the Public Policy Labour Market

State of the Public Policy Labour MarketPerception is reality

Objectives• What does the policy labour market look like?

• What are the pain points in the world of public policy?

• Where are we wanting/needing to go?

• How are we going to get there?

• What’s the effect on day to day recruitment?

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“Quality policy advice

underpins effective decision

making… and the policy context is

becoming more complex”

What does the policy labour market look like?Internal pool of talent

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3% of policy staff were recruited

from the private sector

What does the policy labour market look like?General Trends vs. Policy Analyst Trends

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*Data collated from SSC HRC Survey 2013

Staff numbers have increased by 2.7%

Salary increases are modest with an overall average 2.1%

Size of leadership group has decreased both in number and percentage of the public sector

Staff turnover is down with core unplanned turnover 10.5% in 2013 compared with 11.4% in 2012

Policy Analysts have decreased 2.7%

Salary increases are modest at 1.4% (four largest increase compared with

other occupational groups)

Size of leadership group has increased with one in five policy staff

in a management or leadership role

Policy staff turnover has stagnated at 15%

What are the pain points in the

world of public policy?

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What are the pain points in the world of public policy? Recruit, Train and Deploy

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Salary ExpectationsThe Title CreepSenior Policy Advisors

What are the pain points in the world of public policy? Recruit, Train and Deploy

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“Buy not grow”

What are the pain points in the world of public policy? Recruit, Train and Deploy

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Principal Advisor

Senior Advisor

Advisor

7% 11%

43%

50%

40%

49%

2007 2013

Where are we wanting/needing to go? How are we going to get

there?

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Where are we wanting/needing to go? How are we going to get there? The trinity and their initiatives

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State Services Commission Treasury

Department of Prime Minister and

Cabinet

BPS Results

Four Year Plans

Changes to CE performance agreements

Leadership Capability Development and Deployment

Professionalizing policy workforce

What’s the effect on day to day recruitment?

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What’s the effect on day to day recruitment?Traditional skills and contemporary requirements

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What’s the effect on day to day recruitment?Untapped talent pools

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Going Forwards

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State of the Public Policy Labour MarketPerception is reality