Policy Officers Workshop

Principles of effective policy writing and communication

- The do’s and don’ts - a key overview of effective policy writing

- Writing with your audience in mind - being clear on the purpose of the communication

- Identify the power of plain language when communicating to non-policy stakeholders

Organise information for policy writing

- Establish the policy context and level of detail

- Core principles for policy documents - what should a policy document look like?

- Strategies to effectively engage key stakeholders 

Successful policy writing in a dynamic and evolving environment

- Identify policy client demand and ensure the needs of key stakeholders are met

- Live updating of conditions - integrate policy decisions and non-decision into an evolving policy document

- Clearly articulating policy positions and integrating with frameworks 

- Manage external factors in real time

Take your policy writing to the next level - effective stakeholder engagement

- Utilise visual techniques to engage and communicate successfully

- Framing questions - for informed policy design

- Success and failure - learn from the past to benefit present and future policy

Policy analysis and development

- Policy-making models - understanding the policy cycle

- Real world considerations - timeframes, politics, stakeholders, and budgets

- Expecting the unexpected and planning for success 

- The value and importance of stakeholder engagement

Policy logic and strategy 

- Identifying policy problems and desired outcomes 

- How to navigate context, politics, and agendas

- Combining tools to achieve desired outcomes

Plotting for success - collaboration and communication

- Building key relationships and leveraging expertise

- The importance of engagement to effective policy design 

- How to communicate policy issues and ideas to achieve a favourable outcome

- Analysing other agencies’ policies as a key component of effective advocacy

Policy development from A to Z - planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

- Create a robust policy development plan - identify pitfalls and manage risk

- Effective policy implementation

- Monitoring policy success 

- Evaluate the effectiveness and building in continuous improvement