Policy Administration Professionals

Policy administration professionals develop and analyse policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government and commercial operations and programmes. Tasks include - (a) liaising and consulting with programme administrators and other interested parties to identify policy needs; (b) reviewing existing policies and legislation to identify anomalies and out-of-date provisions; (c) researching social, economic and industrial trends, and client expectations of programmes and services provided; (d) formulating and analysing policy options, preparing briefing papers and recommendations for policy changes and advising on preferred options; (e) assessing impacts, financial implications, interactions with other programmes and political and administrative feasibility of policies; (f) conducting threat and risk assessments and developing responses; (g) reviewing operations and programmes to ensure consistency with policies of the organization. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Intelligence officer - Policy analyst - Political adviser.