Policy Subcommittee Lead

Help Wentworth members turn their ideas into well-researched policy contributions and useful discussions at branch meetings. This volunteer role brings people together, draws on their experience and makes it easier for members to contribute. There are two strands: policy development and member discussions. You may express interest in either strand or both, and the responsibilities may be shared between two people. You do not need to be a professional policy adviser or deliver every presentation yourself.

Open to financial One Nation members only. Membership is checked before appointment.

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Intake is closed. Existing applicants can still view their application or withdraw.

Closes Friday, 18 September 2026 at 5:00 pm (Sydney) · May be shared

Responsibilities

Where you can contribute

Choose the responsibilities that suit you. Each is a complete application.

Policy development and strategy

Listen to members and gather ideas on issues relevant to the Wentworth community. Work with interested members to research the evidence, understand the existing published policy and identify practical options, trade-offs and unanswered questions. Prepare concise, well-sourced suggestions for committee consideration and submission through the agreed headquarters process. Keep contributors informed about progress and build a reputation for useful, considered Wentworth contributions.

Member discussions and presentations

Arrange one or two distinct policy presentations by members at each meeting. Agree topics and presenters in advance, help presenters find relevant published policy and reliable sources, and keep presentations focused and accessible. Make time for questions and respectful discussion, encourage a range of members to contribute and share useful references afterwards. Your role is to coordinate and support presenters; you are not expected to give every presentation.

What happens after you apply

Write short answers. Type or use your device’s dictation. A CV is optional.
The assigned committee reads your submitted application.
Membership and role requirements are checked before any appointment.

The committee makes a recommendation. An appointment requires the formal confirmation described for this role.

Appointing body: Wentworth Branch Committee

Eligibility

Draft for confirmation: financial membership at appointment; applicable membership tenure, electorate residence, declarations and formal appointment requirements must be confirmed. You may express interest while checks are pending.

You may submit while membership checks are pending.

Appointment requires current financial membership evidence and 3 calendar months of recognised membership, or a documented tenure exception from Wentworth Branch Committee. Electorate residence must also be checked.

Maximum appointments: 2. Shared appointments allocate distinct advertised responsibilities.

How evidence is reviewed

Practical plan for the chosen responsibilities: 30%
Relevant demonstrated experience, including unpaid work: 25%
Listening and collaborative working: 20%
Organisation and follow-through: 15%
Understanding the commitment and stated availability: 10%

Rating anchors · eoi-evidence-1

Practical plan for the chosen responsibilities

Explicitly cannot undertake the chosen work. Missing detail is unknown, not zero.
Expresses interest in doing the work without a practical approach.
Describes at least one concrete step relevant to the chosen responsibility.
Describes a workable sequence, task tracking and a way to check progress.
Meets rating 3 and explains a specific contingency or how feedback will change the plan.

Relevant demonstrated experience, including unpaid work

Explicit evidence of inability to undertake the relevant tasks. No example is unknown, not zero.
Claims relevant experience without describing an action.
Describes a relevant action in a paid or unpaid example.
Describes relevant actions and an observable result.
Describes repeated relevant results and a specific lesson applied to later work.

Listening and collaborative working

Explicitly unwilling to listen or work with others. Silence is unknown, not zero.
Expresses willingness to listen or collaborate.
Describes a concrete way of listening or reaching agreement.
Describes a real disagreement, shared resolution process and its observable result.
Meets rating 3 and explains a lesson used to improve later collaboration.

Organisation and follow-through

Explicitly unable to organise or follow up tasks. Silence is unknown, not zero.
Promises to be organised without a method.
Describes a concrete task tracking or follow-up method.
Describes task ownership, a follow-up schedule and progress checks.
Meets rating 3 and explains how missed tasks or changed priorities will be handled.

Understanding the commitment and stated availability

Explicitly cannot provide any time for the advertised commitment. Unknown time is not zero.
Offers help without a clear time commitment.
States concrete available time relevant to the advertised commitment.
States available time and duration that cover the advertised commitment.
Meets rating 3 and gives a concrete way to manage or communicate scheduling conflicts.

Reviewers reference your submitted answers. Missing evidence withholds the total; no score decides the outcome.

Application retention

Inactive unsubmitted drafts: 30 days. Unsuccessful or withdrawn content and CVs: 180 days after the round closes. Minimal decision records: 24 months after closing.

Commitment and term

Coordinate the work between meetings and keep the committee informed. The member-discussions strand involves arranging one or two presentations for each meeting, helping presenters prepare and allowing time for questions. The policy-development strand involves gathering member ideas, checking sources and preparing concise proposals as topics arise. Expected hours, start date and the division of work will be agreed with the committee before appointment.

12 months

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