Karina Lozada

• Employed in Conservation, Strategy and Reform Branch
• Regularly undertake research, analysis, evaluation and writing to support the development of policy and legislative reforms.
• Prepare high quality and fit for purpose reports/briefing notes and other written material to contribute to the evidence base for the development of policy advice and initiatives.
• Prepare detailed, accurate and timely responses to correspondence from external stakeholders and advice to internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings, and stakeholder consultations to support policy development.

Key achievements:

• Acted as Senior Policy Officer (EO9) in the Biodiversity Offset Schemes (BOS) branch for 6 weeks (May – June). During my time I had to distil complex information within a short timeframe.
• Developed policy papers on complex policy issues such as natural capital, landscape-scale restoration, and ecologically sustainable development.
  Managed the branch mailbox and developed processes to efficiently allocate requests.
  

• Prepared briefs, reports correspondence and advice for senior team members.
• Liaised on environmental policy matters with senior management and different teams across EPA.
• Contributed to development of projects and programs of a cross-jurisdictional/ cross-portfolio nature on matters such as regulation review and policy development.
• Supported the work of the Head of Unit and/or Section Manager.
• Advised on strategies to ensure a consistent best practice approach to environmental policy development across NSW and initiate and manage projects to develop and review relevant policy initiatives, and regulatory procedures and processes of a cross-government nature.

Key responsibilities

• Produced high quality briefs and correspondence in relation to policy initiatives.
• Developed internal resources to create efficiency within the team.

• Undertake research in assigned areas and scan the external operating context, including the values and interests of customers and stakeholders.
• Prepare reports on research findings and other written material to contribute to the evidence base for the development of policy advice.
• Provide assistance in the review and evaluation of policies.
• Undertake assigned project work to facilitate the timely delivery of project outcomes.
• Assist in the coordination of working groups, committees, and stakeholder consultations to support stakeholder engagement in policy development.

Key achievements:

• Developed an issues paper on the compliance and enforcement section of the Heritage Act 1977. The recommendations were included in the final issues paper which went to the Legislative Assembly.
• Managed two projects which focused on improving internal processes

• Supported the General Counsel and the Legal team, managing legal conferences, drafting reports, and handling legal billing.
• Planned and coordinated annual legal conferences which include managing itineraries and travel arrangements for international delegates.
• Collated data and drafting the General Counsel report for the quarterly board pack.
• Regularly developed the board pack for the quarterly AsPac Board meetings.
• Developed quarterly AsPac Board agendas.
• Developed quarterly Ethics and Privacy meeting agenda and recorded minutes.
• Developed monthly forecasting spreadsheet for external legal spend.
• Managed the legal billing system and reconciling monthly invoices through Legal Tracker.
• Produced monthly finance reports for external legal spend.
• Completed monthly team expenses.
• Managed the contract management system (CMA) and assisting in the implementation and migration of the updated CMA.